| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Julian (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Otha Zeck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - James Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Crossland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Travis Shue (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Gordon Casey inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Copas | 38-25 |
| 19:27 | Northern Arizona | James Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 19:25 | Butler | John Julian pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Otha Zeck can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-25 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Gordon Casey tips it home | 40-25 |
| 18:55 | Northern Arizona | Lee Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 18:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gordon Casey | 40-25 |
| 18:47 | Butler | The jump hook by Filip Kranjcar is blocked by Travis Shue | 40-25 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Jeremy Copas grabs the offensive board | 40-25 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Otha Zeck misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Hayes - foul #1 on Dennis Hayes, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Marcelo Conti (SF) Jeremy Copas, John Julian, Gordon Casey | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 18:28 | Butler | Otha Zeck makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Otha Zeck makes the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 18:14 | Northern Arizona | Travis Shue is hacked by Marcelo Conti - foul #2 on Marcelo Conti, team foul #1 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Butler | John Jaco (PF) Otha Zeck | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 17:51 | Northern Arizona | Filip Kranjcar swats the layup by Dennis Hayes | 42-25 |
| 17:49 | Northern Arizona | James Crossland gets the offensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 17:27 | Northern Arizona | Travis Shue can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-25 |
| 17:25 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Jaco | 42-25 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar's pass is intercepted by Travis Shue | 42-25 |
| 16:41 | Northern Arizona | Dennis Hayes travels with the ball | 42-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), John Julian (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Otha Zeck (PF), Oleg Leski (C) Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Marcelo Conti, John Jaco, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Kim Dunkelberger (PG), Bryon Pearlman (SG), Steven Leavitt (SF), William Beavers (PF), Kenneth Doiron (C) James Moore, James Crossland, Dennis Hayes, Lee Davis, Travis Shue | |
| 16:39 | Butler | Bryon Pearlman steals the ball from Jeremy Copas in the backcourt | 42-25 |
| 16:26 | Northern Arizona | Steven Leavitt clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-25 |
| 16:25 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Doiron grabs the offensive board | 42-25 |
| 16:11 | Northern Arizona | Steven Leavitt makes the shot in the paint set up by Kenneth Doiron and he's hacked by Oleg Leski - foul #1 on Oleg Leski, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Filip Kranjcar (C) Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 16:11 | Northern Arizona | Steven Leavitt makes the free throw | 42-28 |
| 15:50 | Butler | Otha Zeck drills a runner in the paint set up by John Julian | 44-28 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Julian (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Otha Zeck (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Kim Dunkelberger (fresh) SG - Bryon Pearlman (fresh) SF - Steven Leavitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Beavers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Doiron (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Arizona | Kim Dunkelberger is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kim Dunkelberger, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Moore (PG), James Crossland (SG), Dennis Hayes (SF) Kim Dunkelberger, Bryon Pearlman, Kenneth Doiron | |
| 15:22 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Leavitt - foul #2 on Steven Leavitt, team foul #3 | 44-28 |
| 15:22 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 15:22 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 15:22 | Northern Arizona | William Beavers gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| 15:07 | Northern Arizona | James Crossland's floater is tipped away by Otha Zeck | 45-28 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Otha Zeck grabs the board | 45-28 |
| 14:47 | Butler | Jeremy Copas is fouled on the floor by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #4 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelo Conti (SF), John Jaco (PF), Oleg Leski (C) Gordon Casey, Otha Zeck, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Lee Davis (PF), Travis Shue (C) Steven Leavitt, William Beavers | |
| 14:29 | Butler | John Julian misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Marcelo Conti tips it but misses | 45-28 |
| 14:25 | Northern Arizona | Lee Davis pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 14:02 | Northern Arizona | James Crossland makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from James Moore | 45-30 |
| 13:43 | Butler | John Jaco knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-30 |
| 13:29 | Northern Arizona | James Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 13:28 | Butler | John Jaco pulls down the rebound | 47-30 |
| 13:08 | Butler | John Julian is fouled on the floor by James Crossland - foul #1 on James Crossland, team foul #5 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Otha Zeck (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, John Julian, Marcelo Conti, John Jaco, Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Kim Dunkelberger (PG), Bryon Pearlman (SG), Steven Leavitt (SF), William Beavers (PF), Kenneth Doiron (C) James Moore, James Crossland, Dennis Hayes, Lee Davis, Travis Shue | |
| 12:58 | Butler | Craig Salcedo is hacked by William Beavers - foul #3 on William Beavers, team foul #6 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Butler | John Julian (SG) Craig Salcedo | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 12:37 | Butler | Otha Zeck misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Doiron - foul #3 on Kenneth Doiron, team foul #7 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG) John Julian | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 12:37 | Butler | Otha Zeck misses the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Otha Zeck misses the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 12:37 | Northern Arizona | William Beavers grabs the board | 47-30 |
| 12:20 | Northern Arizona | Steven Leavitt hits a jump hook in the lane | 47-32 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Otha Zeck blows the dunk | 47-32 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar hits the follow up shot | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:35 | Northern Arizona | Steven Leavitt's fadeaway is rejected by Filip Kranjcar | 49-32 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Allen Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Otha Zeck (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Kim Dunkelberger (fresh) SG - Bryon Pearlman (fresh) SF - Steven Leavitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Beavers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Doiron (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:11 | Butler | Kim Dunkelberger is called for the reach on Gordon Casey - foul #2 on Kim Dunkelberger, team foul #8 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), John Julian (SG) Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Moore (PG), James Crossland (SG), Dennis Hayes (SF), Lee Davis (PF), Travis Shue (C) Kim Dunkelberger, Bryon Pearlman, Steven Leavitt, William Beavers, Kenneth Doiron | |
| 11:11 | Butler | Gordon Casey misses the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 11:11 | Northern Arizona | Travis Shue grabs the board | 49-32 |
| 10:56 | Northern Arizona | Dennis Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-32 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Gordon Casey gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| 10:36 | Butler | Otha Zeck makes the floater near the basket set up by Filip Kranjcar | 51-32 |
| 10:14 | Northern Arizona | Otha Zeck denies the turnaround by Dennis Hayes | 51-32 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar snags the defensive board | 51-32 |
| 09:44 | Butler | James Moore steals the ball from Otha Zeck | 51-32 |
| 09:29 | Northern Arizona | Lee Davis misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 51-32 |
| 09:27 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Julian | 51-32 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar hits the finger roll set up by Jeremy Copas | 53-32 |
| 08:52 | Northern Arizona | Travis Shue comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Filip Kranjcar - foul #2 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #3 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelo Conti (SF), John Jaco (PF), Oleg Leski (C) Gordon Casey, Otha Zeck, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Steven Leavitt (PF) Lee Davis | |
| 08:52 | Northern Arizona | Travis Shue misses the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 08:52 | Northern Arizona | Travis Shue misses the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 08:52 | Butler | John Jaco gets the rebound | 53-32 |
| 08:23 | Butler | Oleg Leski is fouled on the floor by Travis Shue - foul #3 on Travis Shue, team foul #9 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Casey (SF), Otha Zeck (PF) John Julian, John Jaco | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Kim Dunkelberger (SG), William Beavers (PF), Kenneth Doiron (C) James Crossland, Dennis Hayes, Travis Shue | |
| 08:23 | Butler | Oleg Leski makes the 1st free throw | 54-32 |
| 08:23 | Butler | Oleg Leski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 08:23 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to William Beavers | 54-32 |
| 08:14 | Northern Arizona | Kim Dunkelberger is hacked by Marcelo Conti - foul #3 on Marcelo Conti, team foul #4 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Butler | John Julian (SG) Gordon Casey | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 07:56 | Northern Arizona | William Beavers can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Otha Zeck - foul #1 on Otha Zeck, team foul #5 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, John Julian, Marcelo Conti, Otha Zeck | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bryon Pearlman (SG) James Moore | |
| 07:56 | Northern Arizona | William Beavers misses the 1st free throw | 54-32 |
| 07:56 | Northern Arizona | William Beavers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 07:34 | Butler | Allen Davis buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Gordon Casey | 56-33 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Allen Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oleg Leski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Filip Kranjcar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Kim Dunkelberger (fresh) SG - Bryon Pearlman (fresh) SF - William Beavers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Leavitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Doiron (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Northern Arizona | Bryon Pearlman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelo Conti (SG), John Jaco (PF) Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 06:51 | Butler | John Jaco misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Kim Dunkelberger - foul #3 on Kim Dunkelberger, team foul #10 | 56-33 |
| 06:51 | Butler | John Jaco makes the 1st free throw | 57-33 |
| 06:51 | Butler | John Jaco misses the 2nd free throw | 57-33 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Oleg Leski grabs the offensive board | 57-33 |
| 06:28 | Butler | John Jaco misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by William Beavers - foul #4 on William Beavers, team foul #11 | 57-33 |
| 06:28 | Butler | John Jaco misses the 1st free throw | 57-33 |
| 06:28 | Butler | John Jaco makes the 2nd free throw | 58-33 |
| 06:17 | Northern Arizona | Bryon Pearlman lays it in and he's fouled by Allen Davis - foul #2 on Allen Davis, team foul #6 | 58-35 |
| 06:17 | Northern Arizona | Bryon Pearlman makes the free throw | 58-36 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Allen Davis knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Craig Salcedo | 61-36 |
| 05:54 | Northern Arizona | Bryon Pearlman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-36 |
| 05:53 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Leavitt | 61-36 |
| 05:45 | Northern Arizona | Bryon Pearlman connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Kim Dunkelberger and the foul's on Marcelo Conti - foul #4 on Marcelo Conti, team foul #7 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Alonzo Garcia (C) John Jaco | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Lee Musial (SF) Steven Leavitt | |
| 05:45 | Northern Arizona | Bryon Pearlman misses the free throw | 61-38 |
| 05:45 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Doiron pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 05:38 | Northern Arizona | William Beavers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-38 |
| 05:37 | Butler | Alonzo Garcia snags the defensive board | 61-38 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Marcelo Conti drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Allen Davis | 63-38 |
| 04:48 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Doiron loses the dribble to Allen Davis | 63-38 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Allen Davis lays it in | 65-38 |
| 04:34 | Northern Arizona | William Beavers misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-38 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Alonzo Garcia grabs the board | 65-38 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Craig Salcedo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-38 |
| 04:26 | Northern Arizona | William Beavers snags the defensive board | 65-38 |
| 04:20 | Northern Arizona | Marcelo Conti picks off the pass by Kenneth Doiron | 65-38 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Oleg Leski hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Marcelo Conti | 67-38 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Northern Arizona | Bryon Pearlman knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kim Dunkelberger | 67-41 |
| 03:31 | Butler | Alonzo Garcia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-41 |
| Subs | Butler | John Jaco (PF) Oleg Leski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Todd Finlayson (PG), Steven Leavitt (PF) Bryon Pearlman, Kenneth Doiron | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Allen Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcelo Conti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Craig Salcedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jaco (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alonzo Garcia (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Todd Finlayson (fresh) SG - Kim Dunkelberger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Musial (fresh) PF - Steven Leavitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Beavers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Northern Arizona | William Beavers scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kim Dunkelberger | 67-44 |
| 03:02 | Butler | Marcelo Conti comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-44 |
| 03:00 | Northern Arizona | William Beavers gets the rebound | 67-44 |
| 02:44 | Northern Arizona | Todd Finlayson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alonzo Garcia - foul #1 on Alonzo Garcia, team foul #8 | 67-44 |
| 02:44 | Northern Arizona | Todd Finlayson makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 02:44 | Northern Arizona | Todd Finlayson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 02:44 | Butler | John Jaco grabs the defensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 02:23 | Butler | Allen Davis is called for 3 seconds | 67-45 |
| 02:12 | Northern Arizona | Todd Finlayson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Allen Davis - foul #3 on Allen Davis, team foul #9 | 67-45 |
| 02:12 | Northern Arizona | Todd Finlayson makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 02:12 | Northern Arizona | Todd Finlayson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 02:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alonzo Garcia | 67-46 |
| 01:47 | Butler | William Beavers is called for the reach on Marcelo Conti - foul #5 on William Beavers, team foul #12 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Oleg Leski (C) Alonzo Garcia | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bryon Pearlman (SG), Kenneth Doiron (C) Todd Finlayson, William Beavers | |
| 01:47 | Butler | Marcelo Conti misses the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Marcelo Conti misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 01:47 | Northern Arizona | Steven Leavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 01:28 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Doiron clanks a shot from the free throw line | 67-46 |
| 01:27 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Jaco | 67-46 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Marcelo Conti double dribbles | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Northern Arizona | Lee Musial is hacked by John Jaco - foul #1 on John Jaco, team foul #10 | 67-46 |
| 00:51 | Northern Arizona | Lee Musial misses the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 00:51 | Northern Arizona | Lee Musial misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Oleg Leski grabs the board | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Butler | Allen Davis's pass is intercepted by Kim Dunkelberger in the backcourt | 67-46 |
| 00:48 | Northern Arizona | Lee Musial dunks the ball on a great pass from Kim Dunkelberger | 67-48 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Allen Davis knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 69-48 |
| 00:20 | Northern Arizona | Steven Leavitt misses the lay-in | 69-48 |
| 00:19 | Northern Arizona | Kenneth Doiron snags the offensive board | 69-48 |
| 00:16 | Northern Arizona | Bryon Pearlman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-48 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Oleg Leski snags the defensive board | 69-48 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Allen Davis runs out the clock | 69-48 |