| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Roop (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cannon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Smith (fresh) C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jim Allan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Coffin (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Gregory Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Felix Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Herbert Cook inbounds the ball | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Herbert Cook misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 41-29 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Garf Palinski tips it in | 43-29 |
| 19:18 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-29 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Garf Palinski snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Gary Roop knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Garf Palinski | 46-29 |
| 18:30 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Ross | 46-32 |
| 18:16 | Butler | The short jumper by Herbert Cook is denied by Kevin Ross | 46-32 |
| 18:14 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| 18:08 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Keith Coffin | 46-34 |
| 17:48 | Butler | James Cannon misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 17:47 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Felix Meyer | 46-34 |
| 17:41 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jim Allan and he's hacked by Herbert Cook - foul #1 on Herbert Cook, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Butler | James Cervantez (PF) Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert (PG), Arthur Lane (SG), Douglas Farmer (SF), Steven Flint (PF) Jim Allan, Keith Coffin, Felix Meyer, Kevin Ross | |
| 17:41 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 17:36 | Butler | James Cannon is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Cannon, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Ross (C) Gregory Thomas | |
| 17:28 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Flint | 46-39 |
| 17:11 | Butler | James Cannon is hacked by Arthur Lane - foul #2 on Arthur Lane, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| 16:50 | Butler | Garf Palinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 16:49 | Morehead State | Steven Flint grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 16:33 | Morehead State | Steven Flint comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-39 |
| 16:32 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer tips it in | 46-41 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Douglas Farmer takes the ball from Herbert Cook in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 16:13 | Morehead State | Steven Flint's layup is rejected by Garf Palinski | 46-41 |
| 16:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Garf Palinski | 46-41 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Gary Roop makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Roop (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cannon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cervantez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Garf Palinski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Mark Tolbert (fairly fresh) SG - Arthur Lane (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Farmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Flint (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Ross (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Morehead State | Steven Flint jams it | 49-43 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Herbert Cook banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Roop | 51-43 |
| 15:03 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross blows the layup | 51-43 |
| 15:01 | Butler | James Cervantez grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Gary Roop is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Tolbert - foul #2 on Mark Tolbert, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Fuller (PG), John Buitron (PF), Marty Wells (C) Gary Roop, James Cervantez, Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (PG), Keith Coffin (SG), Gregory Thomas (SF), Felix Meyer (PF) Mark Tolbert, Arthur Lane, Douglas Farmer, Steven Flint | |
| 14:43 | Butler | Herbert Cook clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 14:42 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:22 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas is fouled on the floor by Marty Wells - foul #2 on Marty Wells, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Niles (SG) James Cannon | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 14:04 | Morehead State | Jim Allan drills a floater from the left side | 51-45 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Joseph Niles is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 13:44 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 13:43 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer tips it but misses | 51-45 |
| 13:41 | Butler | John Buitron pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 13:22 | Butler | John Buitron travels with the ball | 51-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (PG), James Cannon (SG), James Cervantez (C) Michael Fuller, Joseph Niles, Marty Wells | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 12:57 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross loses the dribble to James Cervantez | 51-45 |
| 12:40 | Butler | John Buitron hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Cannon | 53-45 |
| 12:24 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 12:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Cervantez | 53-45 |
| 12:10 | Butler | John Buitron is open but misses the lay-in | 53-45 |
| 12:08 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 12:03 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer's pass is intercepted by James Cannon | 53-45 |
| 11:54 | Butler | John Buitron comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 53-45 |
| 11:52 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Keith Coffin | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Roop (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cannon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Cook (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Buitron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Cervantez (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jim Allan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Coffin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Thomas (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Felix Meyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Kevin Ross (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross misses the easy layup but the foul's on Herbert Cook - foul #2 on Herbert Cook, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Fuller (PG), Joseph Niles (SG), Pedro Ramirez (SF), Frank Smith (PF), Garf Palinski (C) Gary Roop, James Cannon, Herbert Cook, John Buitron, James Cervantez | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Lane (SG), Douglas Farmer (SF), Steven Flint (PF) Keith Coffin, Gregory Thomas, Felix Meyer | |
| 11:38 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:38 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:38 | Butler | Garf Palinski gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Michael Fuller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Felix Meyer (PF) Kevin Ross | |
| 11:23 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-46 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Michael Fuller misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 11:07 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Smith | 53-46 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Arthur Lane picks off the pass by Joseph Niles | 53-46 |
| 10:34 | Morehead State | Jim Allan misses short on a floater from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Frank Smith gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Garf Palinski misses badly on a floater from the right block | 53-46 |
| 10:22 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 10:03 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer clanks a shot in the paint | 53-46 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Joseph Niles grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Pedro Ramirez hits the finger roll set up by Garf Palinski | 55-46 |
| 09:36 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer hits a jumper from the baseline | 55-48 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Garf Palinski drills a driving attempt from the left block | 57-48 |
| 09:11 | Morehead State | Steven Flint loses the dribble to Frank Smith | 57-48 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Garf Palinski banks in the layup and he's fouled by Steven Flint - foul #2 on Steven Flint, team foul #3 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (PG), James Cannon (SG), Herbert Cook (SF), John Buitron (PF) Michael Fuller, Joseph Niles, Pedro Ramirez, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert (PG), Keith Coffin (SG), Gregory Thomas (SF), Kevin Ross (C) Jim Allan, Arthur Lane, Douglas Farmer, Steven Flint | |
| 08:56 | Butler | Garf Palinski misses the free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:56 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 08:31 | Morehead State | Gary Roop picks off the pass by Keith Coffin | 59-48 |
| 08:28 | Butler | Gary Roop blows the layup | 59-48 |
| 08:27 | Butler | John Buitron tips it in | 61-48 |
| 07:58 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross hits a jump hook in the paint | 61-50 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Herbert Cook is hacked by Kevin Ross in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Ross, team foul #4 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Marty Wells (C) Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 07:39 | Butler | Herbert Cook hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Roop | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Roop (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Cannon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Cook (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Buitron (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marty Wells (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Mark Tolbert (fairly fresh) SG - Keith Coffin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Thomas (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Felix Meyer (tiring) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Kevin Ross (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Morehead State | The jump hook by Kevin Ross is blocked by John Buitron | 63-50 |
| 07:18 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gary Roop | 63-50 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Gary Roop is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (PG) Mark Tolbert | |
| 06:59 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-50 |
| 06:57 | Butler | John Buitron grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Herbert Cook is open and lays it up and in | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:49 | Morehead State | James Cannon takes the ball from Jim Allan in the backcourt | 65-50 |
| 06:47 | Butler | James Cannon misses the easy layup | 65-50 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Gary Roop hits the follow up shot | 67-50 |
| 06:33 | Morehead State | Jim Allan clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 67-50 |
| 06:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to Herbert Cook | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:25 | Butler | James Cannon is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Allan - foul #3 on Jim Allan, team foul #5 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Pedro Ramirez (SF), Frank Smith (PF), James Cervantez (C) Herbert Cook, John Buitron, Marty Wells | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Lane (SG), Douglas Farmer (SF), Steven Flint (PF) Jim Allan, Felix Meyer, Kevin Ross | |
| 06:11 | Butler | Gary Roop can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 67-50 |
| 06:09 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 06:04 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-50 |
| 06:03 | Butler | James Cervantez pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Gary Roop scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Cannon | 69-50 |
| 05:29 | Morehead State | James Cervantez is called for the reach on Gregory Thomas - foul #1 on James Cervantez, team foul #5 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Fuller (PG), Herbert Cook (SF), Garf Palinski (C) Gary Roop, Pedro Ramirez, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (PG), Kevin Ross (C) Douglas Farmer, Gregory Thomas | |
| 05:24 | Morehead State | Steven Flint hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur Lane | 69-52 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Arthur Lane picks off the pass by Michael Fuller in the backcourt | 69-52 |
| 05:19 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin banks in the layup set up by Arthur Lane | 69-54 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Michael Fuller drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Cervantez | 71-54 |
| 04:45 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-57 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Arthur Lane is called for the reach on James Cannon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Lane, team foul #6 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Butler | John Buitron (PF) Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert (SF), Felix Meyer (PF) Arthur Lane, Steven Flint | |
| 04:22 | Butler | Michael Fuller is hacked by Felix Meyer - foul #2 on Felix Meyer, team foul #7 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Pedro Ramirez (SF), Garf Palinski (C) Herbert Cook, James Cervantez | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer (SF) Jim Allan | |
| 04:22 | Butler | Michael Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Michael Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 03:59 | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (PG), Joseph Niles (SG), Marty Wells (C) Michael Fuller, James Cannon, Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas (C) Kevin Ross | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Gary Roop knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Niles | 76-57 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Roop (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Niles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Pedro Ramirez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Buitron (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Marty Wells (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Mark Tolbert (fairly fresh) SG - Keith Coffin (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Farmer (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Felix Meyer (tiring) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Gregory Thomas (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-57 |
| 03:19 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas tips it back up and in | 76-59 |
| 03:17 | Butler | Douglas Farmer takes the ball from Joseph Niles in the backcourt | 76-59 |
| 03:01 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Farmer | 76-62 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-62 |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (SG), Herbert Cook (SF), Garf Palinski (C) Joseph Niles, Pedro Ramirez, Marty Wells | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (PG), Arthur Lane (SG), Steven Flint (C) Mark Tolbert, Keith Coffin, Gregory Thomas | |
| 02:35 | Butler | Herbert Cook is open and lays it up and in set up by Garf Palinski | 78-62 |
| 02:15 | Morehead State | Steven Flint makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Felix Meyer | 78-64 |
| 01:52 | Butler | John Buitron hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Cannon | 80-64 |
| 01:38 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Douglas Farmer and the foul's on John Buitron - foul #4 on John Buitron, team foul #6 | 80-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Fuller (PG), Joseph Niles (SG), Pedro Ramirez (SF), Frank Smith (PF), Marty Wells (C) Gary Roop, James Cannon, Herbert Cook, John Buitron, Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert (PG) Jim Allan | |
| 01:38 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer makes the free throw | 80-67 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Joseph Niles is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Lane - foul #4 on Arthur Lane, team foul #8 | 80-67 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Ross (C) Felix Meyer | |
| 01:32 | Butler | Joseph Niles makes the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Joseph Niles misses the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 01:32 | Morehead State | Steven Flint snags the defensive board | 81-67 |
| 01:25 | Morehead State | Steven Flint can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Smith - foul #3 on Frank Smith, team foul #7 | 81-67 |
| 01:25 | Morehead State | Steven Flint misses the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 01:25 | Morehead State | Steven Flint makes the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Frank Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 81-68 |
| 00:54 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Marty Wells | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Frank Smith's floater is tipped away by Kevin Ross | 81-68 |
| 00:31 | Morehead State | Steven Flint snags the defensive board | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Morehead State | Steven Flint connects on the jumper from the right block | 81-70 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Michael Fuller runs out the clock | 81-70 |