| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Roop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Buitron (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Ernest Crosier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Weaver (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irwin Claudio (fresh) C - James King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia | Sean Davis inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Georgia | Ernest Crosier is hacked by Gary Roop - foul #3 on Gary Roop, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Fuller (PG) Gary Roop | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 19:34 | Georgia | Robert Weaver misses the fadeaway from the right side | 34-30 |
| 19:33 | Georgia | Sean Davis hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| 19:16 | Butler | James Cannon scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Herbert Cook | 36-32 |
| 18:57 | Georgia | Garf Palinski steals it from Sean Davis | 36-32 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Herbert Cook misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Irwin Claudio - foul #3 on Irwin Claudio, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Stewart Dyer (PF) Irwin Claudio | |
| 18:51 | Butler | Herbert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Herbert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:32 | Georgia | Robert Weaver misses the lay-in | 38-32 |
| 18:31 | Georgia | Stewart Dyer misses the tip | 38-32 |
| 18:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Garf Palinski | 38-32 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Garf Palinski can't finish the layup | 38-32 |
| 18:04 | Georgia | Robert Weaver gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:40 | Georgia | Ernest Crosier loses the dribble to James Cannon | 38-32 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Michael Fuller clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 17:22 | Butler | James Cannon misses the tip | 38-32 |
| 17:21 | Georgia | The rebound goes to James King | 38-32 |
| 17:18 | Georgia | Ernest Crosier is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Marty Wells (C) Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Broussard (SG), Lloyd Pincus (SF) Robert Weaver, Sean Davis | |
| 16:56 | Butler | Ernest Crosier steals it from Michael Fuller | 38-32 |
| 16:52 | Georgia | Joseph Broussard jams it set up by Ernest Crosier | 38-34 |
| 16:23 | Butler | James Cannon clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Broussard - foul #1 on Joseph Broussard, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Marquette (PG), Frank Smith (PF) Michael Fuller, John Buitron | |
| Subs | Georgia | Gregory Bombardier (PG) Ernest Crosier | |
| 16:23 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:23 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:59 | Georgia | Stewart Dyer hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (PG), Garf Palinski (C) Bruce Marquette, Marty Wells | |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Weaver (SG), Sean Davis (SF), Irwin Claudio (PF) Joseph Broussard, Lloyd Pincus, James King | |
| 15:59 | Georgia | Stewart Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:59 | Georgia | Stewart Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Roop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Cannon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Cook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Gregory Bombardier (fresh) SG - Robert Weaver (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Irwin Claudio (fresh) 3 pf. C - Stewart Dyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Butler | James Cannon clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Irwin Claudio - foul #4 on Irwin Claudio, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Lloyd Pincus (SF), James King (C) Irwin Claudio, Stewart Dyer | |
| 15:34 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:34 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:18 | Georgia | James King makes the jumper near the basket set up by Robert Weaver | 42-38 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Gary Roop is hacked by Robert Weaver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Weaver, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Butler | John Buitron (PF) Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 15:07 | Butler | Herbert Cook is open but misses the lay-in | 42-38 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Herbert Cook tips it in | 44-38 |
| 14:43 | Georgia | Sean Davis buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Lloyd Pincus | 44-41 |
| 14:18 | Butler | Herbert Cook hits a wide open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from James Cannon | 46-41 |
| 13:53 | Georgia | James King is fouled on the floor by Garf Palinski - foul #2 on Garf Palinski, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Marty Wells (C) Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ernest Crosier (PG), Joseph Broussard (SG), Stewart Dyer (PF) Gregory Bombardier, Robert Weaver, Lloyd Pincus | |
| 13:38 | Georgia | Sean Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Herbert Cook gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:16 | Butler | Herbert Cook misses long on a shot near the basket | 46-41 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Marty Wells gets the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:56 | Butler | James King blocks the short jumper by James Cannon | 46-41 |
| 12:55 | Georgia | Stewart Dyer pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:40 | Georgia | Stewart Dyer hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ernest Crosier | 46-43 |
| 12:15 | Butler | James Cannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Smith (PF), Garf Palinski (C) John Buitron, Marty Wells | |
| Subs | Georgia | Robert Weaver (SG), Lloyd Pincus (SF) Joseph Broussard, Sean Davis | |
| 12:08 | Georgia | Lloyd Pincus clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Frank Smith pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Gary Roop loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 11:55 | Georgia | James King blows the dunk but the foul's on Garf Palinski - foul #3 on Garf Palinski, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| 11:55 | Georgia | James King makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:55 | Georgia | James King misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to Herbert Cook | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Roop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Cannon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Cook (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Ernest Crosier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Weaver (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Pincus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stewart Dyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James King (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Herbert Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| 11:02 | Georgia | James Cannon steals it from Lloyd Pincus | 46-44 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Herbert Cook misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Frank Smith tips it back up and in | 48-44 |
| 10:34 | Georgia | Robert Weaver drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-46 |
| 10:21 | Butler | Gary Roop double dribbles | 48-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Niles (SG), John Buitron (PF) James Cannon, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Georgia | Gregory Bombardier (PG), Joseph Broussard (SG), Sean Davis (SF) Ernest Crosier, Robert Weaver, Lloyd Pincus | |
| 10:04 | Georgia | Gregory Bombardier clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 10:03 | Georgia | Gregory Bombardier pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:50 | Georgia | Joseph Broussard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Broussard, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Marty Wells (C) Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 09:22 | Butler | John Buitron knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-46 |
| 09:00 | Georgia | Gregory Bombardier is called for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (SG) Joseph Niles | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ernest Crosier (PG), Robert Weaver (SG) Gregory Bombardier, Stewart Dyer | |
| 08:38 | Butler | Gary Roop misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 08:36 | Georgia | Joseph Broussard pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:26 | Georgia | Sean Davis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Buitron - foul #1 on John Buitron, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Fuller (PG), Garf Palinski (C) Gary Roop, Marty Wells | |
| Subs | Georgia | Lloyd Pincus (SF) Joseph Broussard | |
| 08:26 | Georgia | Sean Davis misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:26 | Georgia | Sean Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:26 | Butler | John Buitron pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:12 | Butler | John Buitron is fouled on the floor by Ernest Crosier - foul #1 on Ernest Crosier, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Stewart Dyer (C) James King | |
| 08:00 | Butler | James Cannon hits a wide open shot from the right side | 52-46 |
| 07:38 | Georgia | Robert Weaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-46 |
| 07:36 | Butler | John Buitron gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Fuller (fresh) SG - James Cannon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Herbert Cook (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Buitron (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Ernest Crosier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Weaver (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Pincus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Stewart Dyer (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Butler | James Cannon comes up short on the runner from the left block | 52-46 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Garf Palinski grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 06:46 | Butler | James Cannon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 06:45 | Georgia | Sean Davis gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:27 | Georgia | Lloyd Pincus scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Ernest Crosier takes the ball from Herbert Cook | 52-48 |
| 05:38 | Georgia | Sean Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (PG), Joseph Niles (SG), Bruce Marquette (SF), Frank Smith (PF), Marty Wells (C) Michael Fuller, James Cannon, Herbert Cook, John Buitron, Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Georgia | Gregory Bombardier (PG), Joseph Broussard (SG), Irwin Claudio (PF), James King (C) Ernest Crosier, Robert Weaver, Lloyd Pincus, Stewart Dyer | |
| 05:19 | Butler | Bruce Marquette is hacked by Sean Davis - foul #3 on Sean Davis, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Bruce Marquette makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Bruce Marquette makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:55 | Georgia | James King's pass is intercepted by Frank Smith | 54-48 |
| 04:36 | Butler | Gary Roop hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 04:35 | Georgia | Sean Davis pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 04:11 | Georgia | Sean Davis hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Broussard | 54-50 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Marty Wells misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 03:49 | Georgia | Irwin Claudio grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:26 | Georgia | Sean Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 03:25 | Georgia | Gregory Bombardier gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Roop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Niles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Marquette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Marty Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia | PG - Gregory Bombardier (fresh) SG - Joseph Broussard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Davis (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irwin Claudio (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - James King (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Georgia | Joseph Niles takes the ball from Sean Davis | 54-50 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (SG), Herbert Cook (SF), John Buitron (PF), Garf Palinski (C) Joseph Niles, Bruce Marquette, Frank Smith, Marty Wells | |
| Subs | Georgia | Ernest Crosier (PG), Robert Weaver (SG), Lloyd Pincus (SF) Gregory Bombardier, Joseph Broussard, Sean Davis | |
| 02:52 | Butler | Herbert Cook is fouled on the floor by Robert Weaver - foul #3 on Robert Weaver, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Herbert Cook misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:52 | Georgia | Robert Weaver snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 02:39 | Georgia | Gary Roop is called for the reach on Ernest Crosier - foul #4 on Gary Roop, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Stewart Dyer (C) James King | |
| 02:30 | Georgia | Stewart Dyer loses the ball out of bounds | 54-50 |
| 02:10 | Butler | John Buitron misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Herbert Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Gary Roop misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-50 |
| 02:01 | Georgia | Stewart Dyer snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 01:41 | Georgia | Robert Weaver buries a jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 01:19 | Butler | John Buitron is hacked by Irwin Claudio - foul #5 on Irwin Claudio, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Georgia | Sean Davis (SF), James King (C) Lloyd Pincus, Irwin Claudio | |
| 01:19 | Butler | John Buitron makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:19 | Butler | John Buitron makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:07 | Georgia | Stewart Dyer travels with the ball | 56-52 |
| 00:48 | Butler | John Buitron misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stewart Dyer - foul #1 on Stewart Dyer, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| 00:48 | Butler | John Buitron makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:48 | Butler | John Buitron makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Georgia | Robert Weaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 00:40 | Butler | John Buitron gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Butler | John Buitron is hacked by Ernest Crosier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Crosier, team foul #11 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Marty Wells (C) Garf Palinski | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 00:39 | Butler | John Buitron makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:39 | Butler | John Buitron misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:39 | Georgia | Sean Davis gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:33 | Georgia | Robert Weaver makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ernest Crosier | 59-55 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Marty Wells is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Weaver - foul #4 on Robert Weaver, team foul #12 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Marquette (SF) Herbert Cook | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 00:31 | Butler | Marty Wells misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Marty Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:27 | Georgia | Ernest Crosier is fouled on the floor by Gary Roop - foul #5 on Gary Roop, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Fuller (PG), Herbert Cook (SF), Garf Palinski (C) Gary Roop, Bruce Marquette, Marty Wells | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 00:27 | Georgia | Ernest Crosier makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:27 | Georgia | Ernest Crosier makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Robert Weaver is called for the reach on James Cannon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Weaver, team foul #13 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Marquette (SF) Herbert Cook | |
| Subs | Georgia | Joseph Broussard (SG) Robert Weaver | |
| 00:24 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:24 | Butler | James Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:24 | Georgia | Stewart Dyer snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 00:24 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| 00:17 | Georgia | Sean Davis drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Crosier | 61-60 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Cook (SF) Bruce Marquette | |
| Subs | Georgia | | |
| 00:14 | Butler | Michael Fuller is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Broussard - foul #3 on Joseph Broussard, team foul #14 | 61-60 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Michael Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Michael Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia | Georgia is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Georgia | Georgia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 00:04 | Georgia | Sean Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 00:02 | Butler | John Buitron grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 00:00 | Butler | John Buitron runs out the clock | 63-60 |