| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) SG - John Julian (fresh) SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) PF - Otha Zeck (fresh) C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Zack Sloan (fresh) SG - Benny Roper (fresh) SF - Richard Kitchen (fresh) PF - Gordon Keller (fresh) C - Sidney Devanski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | UCLA | Benny Roper connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Zack Sloan | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Butler | Jeremy Copas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | UCLA | Benny Roper misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gordon Casey | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Gordon Keller - foul #1 on Gordon Keller, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | UCLA | Benny Roper double dribbles | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Otha Zeck buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Copas | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Zack Sloan | 2-5 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar is whistled for a carry | 2-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Marcelo Conti (SF), John Jaco (PF), Oleg Leski (C) Jeremy Copas, John Julian, Gordon Casey, Otha Zeck, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Connor (PG), James Brown (SG), Sean Bliss (SF), Michael Wellborn (C) Zack Sloan, Benny Roper, Richard Kitchen, Sidney Devanski | |
| 17:00 | UCLA | Michael Wellborn blows the dunk | 2-5 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Craig Salcedo grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Michael Wellborn denies the turnaround by Oleg Leski | 2-5 |
| 16:34 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Gordon Keller | 2-5 |
| 16:09 | UCLA | James Brown hits the finger roll set up by William Connor | 2-7 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Oleg Leski is called for traveling | 2-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), John Julian (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Otha Zeck (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Marcelo Conti, John Jaco, Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Benny Roper (SG), Richard Kitchen (SF) James Brown, Sean Bliss | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Julian (fresh) SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) PF - Otha Zeck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Connor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benny Roper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Kitchen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gordon Keller (tiring) C - Michael Wellborn (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen can't connect on a shot from the left side | 2-7 |
| 15:30 | UCLA | Gordon Keller tips it but misses | 2-7 |
| 15:29 | UCLA | Gordon Keller tips it home | 2-9 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Otha Zeck is hacked by Gordon Keller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gordon Keller, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Zack Sloan (PG), Michael Greve (PF), Jon Gurule (C) William Connor, Gordon Keller, Michael Wellborn | |
| 14:57 | Butler | Jeremy Copas comes up short on the shot from the left side | 2-9 |
| 14:56 | UCLA | Jon Gurule pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| 14:32 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen is hacked by Gordon Casey - foul #1 on Gordon Casey, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Marcelo Conti (SF), John Jaco (PF), Oleg Leski (C) Jeremy Copas, John Julian, Gordon Casey, Otha Zeck, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brown (PG), Sidney Devanski (C) Zack Sloan, Jon Gurule | |
| 14:10 | UCLA | Allen Davis is called for the reach on Michael Greve - foul #1 on Allen Davis, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), John Julian (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Otha Zeck (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Marcelo Conti, John Jaco, Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Sean Bliss (SG) Benny Roper | |
| 13:48 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen drills a shot from close range | 2-11 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Sean Bliss steals the ball from Filip Kranjcar | 2-11 |
| 13:08 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Filip Kranjcar - foul #1 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #3 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Marcelo Conti (SF), John Jaco (PF), Oleg Leski (C) Jeremy Copas, John Julian, Gordon Casey, Otha Zeck, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | UCLA | Zack Sloan (PG), Benny Roper (SG), Jon Gurule (PF) James Brown, Richard Kitchen, Michael Greve | |
| 13:08 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski misses the 1st free throw | 2-11 |
| 13:08 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski makes the 2nd free throw | 2-12 |
| 12:40 | Butler | Marcelo Conti scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Salcedo | 5-12 |
| 12:20 | UCLA | Zack Sloan is hacked by Allen Davis - foul #2 on Allen Davis, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), John Julian (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Otha Zeck (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Marcelo Conti, John Jaco, Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Connor (SF), Michael Wellborn (C) Sean Bliss, Sidney Devanski | |
| 12:07 | UCLA | Benny Roper misses badly on a runner from the right block | 5-12 |
| 12:05 | Butler | John Julian grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 11:48 | Butler | John Julian scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Julian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) PF - Otha Zeck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Zack Sloan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benny Roper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Connor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jon Gurule (fresh) C - Michael Wellborn (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | UCLA | William Connor can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 11:26 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Zack Sloan | 8-12 |
| 11:07 | UCLA | Benny Roper misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 11:06 | Butler | Otha Zeck gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Michael Wellborn steals the ball from John Julian in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 10:41 | UCLA | Benny Roper hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Zack Sloan | 8-15 |
| 10:16 | Butler | John Julian is called for traveling | 8-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelo Conti (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), John Jaco (PF), Oleg Leski (C) Jeremy Copas, John Julian, Otha Zeck, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brown (PG), Sean Bliss (SG), Richard Kitchen (SF), Michael Greve (PF), Sidney Devanski (C) Zack Sloan, Benny Roper, William Connor, Jon Gurule, Michael Wellborn | |
| 10:14 | UCLA | Marcelo Conti is called for the reach on James Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marcelo Conti, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Butler | John Julian (SG) Gordon Casey | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:57 | UCLA | Michael Greve connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Richard Kitchen and he's fouled by John Julian - foul #1 on John Julian, team foul #6 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Alonzo Garcia (C) John Julian, Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:57 | UCLA | Michael Greve misses the free throw | 8-17 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Alonzo Garcia snags the defensive board | 8-17 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Jeremy Copas misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 8-17 |
| 09:30 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Michael Greve | 8-17 |
| 09:12 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Craig Salcedo - foul #1 on Craig Salcedo, team foul #7 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Butler | John Julian (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Otha Zeck (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, John Jaco, Alonzo Garcia | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:12 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 09:12 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Otha Zeck is hacked by Michael Greve - foul #1 on Michael Greve, team foul #3 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Wellborn (C) Sidney Devanski | |
| 08:36 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-19 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar gets the offensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 08:19 | Butler | John Julian can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sean Bliss - foul #1 on Sean Bliss, team foul #4 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Oleg Leski (C) Marcelo Conti, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Connor (PG), Benny Roper (SG), Jon Gurule (PF) James Brown, Sean Bliss, Michael Greve | |
| 08:19 | Butler | John Julian misses the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 08:19 | Butler | John Julian misses the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 08:19 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Michael Wellborn | 8-19 |
| 07:54 | UCLA | Michael Wellborn is called for traveling | 8-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelo Conti (SG), Filip Kranjcar (C) John Julian, Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Sidney Devanski (C) Michael Wellborn | |
| 07:29 | Butler | Gordon Casey is hacked by Jon Gurule - foul #1 on Jon Gurule, team foul #5 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Butler | John Julian (SG), Oleg Leski (PF) Gordon Casey, Otha Zeck | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Julian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marcelo Conti (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oleg Leski (fresh) C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Connor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benny Roper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Kitchen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jon Gurule (fresh) C - Sidney Devanski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Sidney Devanski - foul #1 on Sidney Devanski, team foul #6 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), John Jaco (PF) John Julian, Marcelo Conti, Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Zack Sloan (PG), Michael Greve (SF) William Connor, Richard Kitchen | |
| 07:16 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 06:52 | UCLA | Michael Greve misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 9-19 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Craig Salcedo grabs the defensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Craig Salcedo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-19 |
| 06:20 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Michael Greve | 9-19 |
| 06:00 | UCLA | John Jaco denies the turnaround by Sidney Devanski | 9-19 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the board | 9-19 |
| 05:39 | Butler | John Jaco comes up short on the shot in the lane | 9-19 |
| 05:38 | Butler | John Jaco grabs the offensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Gordon Casey is whistled for a carry | 9-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelo Conti (PG), John Julian (SG), Otha Zeck (PF), Oleg Leski (C) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, John Jaco, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brown (PG), Sean Bliss (SG), Richard Kitchen (SF), Gordon Keller (PF), Michael Wellborn (C) Zack Sloan, Benny Roper, Michael Greve, Jon Gurule, Sidney Devanski | |
| 05:01 | UCLA | Gordon Keller double dribbles | 9-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG) Gordon Casey | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 04:59 | Butler | James Brown steps in front of the Jeremy Copas pass in the backcourt | 9-19 |
| 04:34 | UCLA | James Brown is fouled on the floor by John Julian - foul #2 on John Julian, team foul #8 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Casey (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) John Julian, Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 04:34 | UCLA | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 04:34 | UCLA | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Marcelo Conti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-21 |
| 04:22 | UCLA | Michael Wellborn makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Kitchen | 9-23 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Jeremy Copas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-23 |
| 03:52 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Copas | 9-23 |
| 03:38 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 9-23 |
| 03:36 | UCLA | Michael Wellborn pulls down the rebound | 9-23 |
| 03:11 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 9-23 |
| 03:09 | Butler | Gordon Casey grabs the board | 9-23 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcelo Conti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon Casey (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Otha Zeck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Filip Kranjcar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sean Bliss (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Kitchen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gordon Keller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Wellborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Butler | Otha Zeck comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 9-23 |
| 02:52 | UCLA | Michael Wellborn snags the defensive board | 9-23 |
| 02:29 | UCLA | James Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Kitchen | 9-25 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Wellborn - foul #1 on Michael Wellborn, team foul #7 | 9-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), John Julian (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF) Jeremy Copas, Marcelo Conti, Gordon Casey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Zack Sloan (PG), Benny Roper (SG), Michael Greve (SF), Sidney Devanski (C) James Brown, Sean Bliss, Richard Kitchen, Michael Wellborn | |
| 02:26 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the 1st free throw | 10-25 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the 2nd free throw | 11-25 |
| 02:02 | UCLA | Zack Sloan misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Julian - foul #3 on John Julian, team foul #9 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Casey (SF), Oleg Leski (C) John Julian, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 02:02 | UCLA | Zack Sloan misses the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 02:02 | UCLA | Zack Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Allen Davis loses the dribble to Zack Sloan in the backcourt | 11-26 |
| 01:56 | UCLA | Zack Sloan hits the finger roll | 11-28 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Otha Zeck misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-28 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Otha Zeck grabs the offensive board | 11-28 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Zack Sloan takes the ball from Allen Davis | 11-28 |
| 01:08 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Zack Sloan | 11-30 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Craig Salcedo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-30 |
| 00:47 | UCLA | Gordon Keller grabs the board | 11-30 |
| 00:21 | UCLA | Benny Roper scores on a jumper from the right side | 11-32 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Michael Greve steals it from Craig Salcedo in the backcourt | 11-32 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Benny Roper misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Otha Zeck - foul #1 on Otha Zeck, team foul #10 | 11-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Marcelo Conti (SG), John Jaco (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Otha Zeck, Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brown (PG), Richard Kitchen (SF), Michael Wellborn (C) Zack Sloan, Michael Greve, Sidney Devanski | |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Benny Roper makes the 1st free throw | 11-33 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Benny Roper makes the 2nd free throw | 11-34 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Jeremy Copas is fouled in the backcourt by Benny Roper - foul #1 on Benny Roper, team foul #8 | 11-34 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Sean Bliss (SG) Benny Roper | |
| 00:02 | Butler | Jeremy Copas makes the 1st free throw | 12-34 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Jeremy Copas makes the 2nd free throw | 13-34 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen misses short on a halfcourt shot | 13-34 |