| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eugene Zentner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Grillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Still (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Dean Murry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ledezma (fresh) SF - Steven Pieper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Adams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wyoming | Steven Pieper inbounds the ball | 20-21 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Wyoming | Steven Pieper comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 19:36 | Wyoming | Steven Pieper tips it but misses | 20-21 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Ralph Still grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Christopher Porter is called for 3 seconds | 20-21 |
| 18:42 | Wyoming | Nicholas Adams clanks a fadeaway from close range | 20-21 |
| 18:40 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson can't tip it in | 20-21 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Christopher Porter grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 18:22 | Butler | Thomas Rich scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eugene Zentner | 23-21 |
| 18:02 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-21 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Ralph Still pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Eugene Zentner is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Zentner, team foul #1 | 23-21 |
| 17:38 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dean Murry | 23-23 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Nicholas Adams swats the short shot by Ralph Still | 23-23 |
| 17:21 | Wyoming | Nicholas Adams grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 17:01 | Wyoming | Nicholas Adams travels with the ball | 23-23 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Eugene Zentner misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dean Murry - foul #2 on Dean Murry, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Bender (SF), Steven Shinault (C) Dennis Grillo, Christopher Porter | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Howard Brown (C) Stanley Anderson | |
| 16:35 | Butler | Eugene Zentner makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Eugene Zentner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 16:15 | Wyoming | Nicholas Adams makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-25 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Eugene Zentner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dean Murry - foul #3 on Dean Murry, team foul #2 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Todd Beauregard (PG), Oscar Rivera (SG), Tim Hagar (SF), Louis Garland (PF) Dean Murry, John Ledezma, Steven Pieper, Nicholas Adams | |
| 15:49 | Butler | Eugene Zentner makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Eugene Zentner misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 15:49 | Wyoming | Howard Brown gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eugene Zentner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Rich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bender (fresh) PF - Ralph Still (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Shinault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Todd Beauregard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Oscar Rivera (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tim Hagar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Garland (fresh) C - Howard Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Wyoming | Tim Hagar is called for traveling | 26-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Grillo (SF), Christopher Porter (C) Joseph Bender, Steven Shinault | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson (C) Howard Brown | |
| 15:07 | Butler | Thomas Rich can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-25 |
| 15:06 | Wyoming | Louis Garland gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 14:46 | Wyoming | Ralph Still is called for the reach on Oscar Rivera - foul #1 on Ralph Still, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Steven Pieper (SF), Nicholas Adams (PF) Tim Hagar, Louis Garland | |
| 14:27 | Wyoming | Nicholas Adams misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eugene Zentner - foul #3 on Eugene Zentner, team foul #3 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dean Murry (PG), John Ledezma (SG) Todd Beauregard, Oscar Rivera | |
| 14:27 | Wyoming | Nicholas Adams misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 14:27 | Wyoming | Nicholas Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Thomas Rich misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 26-26 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Ralph Still gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Thomas Rich comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 13:40 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Nicholas Adams | 26-26 |
| 13:15 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-28 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Eugene Zentner dunks the ball | 28-28 |
| 12:25 | Wyoming | Nicholas Adams misses the shot from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 12:23 | Butler | Christopher Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Eugene Zentner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Christopher Porter snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 11:41 | Butler | Thomas Rich misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 11:40 | Butler | Dennis Grillo misses the tip | 28-28 |
| 11:39 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eugene Zentner (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Rich (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Grillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Still (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Porter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Dean Murry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Ledezma (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Pieper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Wyoming | Dean Murry is hacked by Dennis Grillo - foul #3 on Dennis Grillo, team foul #4 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Erickson (PG), John Adames (SG), Joseph Bender (SF), Theodore Fleenor (PF), Steven Shinault (C) Eugene Zentner, Thomas Rich, Dennis Grillo, Ralph Still, Christopher Porter | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Todd Beauregard (PG), Oscar Rivera (SG), Tim Hagar (SF), Louis Garland (PF), Howard Brown (C) Dean Murry, John Ledezma, Steven Pieper, Nicholas Adams, Stanley Anderson | |
| 10:57 | Wyoming | Todd Beauregard misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 28-28 |
| 10:56 | Wyoming | Todd Beauregard hits the follow up shot | 28-30 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Joseph Bender misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Charles Erickson grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Joseph Bender knocks in the 3 from straight away | 31-30 |
| 09:39 | Wyoming | Tim Hagar clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 09:38 | Wyoming | Tim Hagar hits the follow up shot | 31-32 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Tim Hagar steps in front of the John Adames pass | 31-32 |
| 08:58 | Wyoming | Louis Garland misses short on a jump hook from close range | 31-32 |
| 08:57 | Wyoming | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Garland | 31-32 |
| 08:41 | Wyoming | Louis Garland misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 31-32 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Charles Erickson pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Howard Brown swats the short shot by Steven Shinault | 31-32 |
| 08:16 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Todd Beauregard | 31-32 |
| 08:02 | Wyoming | Tim Hagar hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Erickson - foul #3 on Charles Erickson, team foul #5 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Eugene Zentner (PG), Thomas Rich (SG), Dennis Grillo (SF), Ralph Still (PF), Christopher Porter (C) Charles Erickson, John Adames, Joseph Bender, Theodore Fleenor, Steven Shinault | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dean Murry (PG), John Ledezma (SG), Nicholas Adams (PF), Stanley Anderson (C) Todd Beauregard, Oscar Rivera, Louis Garland, Howard Brown | |
| 08:02 | Wyoming | Tim Hagar makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 08:02 | Wyoming | Tim Hagar misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Christopher Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 07:40 | Butler | Stanley Anderson denies the turnaround by Eugene Zentner | 31-33 |
| 07:39 | Wyoming | Tim Hagar snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eugene Zentner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Rich (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Grillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Still (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Dean Murry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Ledezma (fresh) SF - Tim Hagar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Wyoming | Dean Murry misses the jump hook in the lane | 31-33 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Christopher Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Eugene Zentner misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Anderson - foul #2 on Stanley Anderson, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Steven Pieper (SF) Tim Hagar | |
| 06:48 | Butler | Eugene Zentner makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Eugene Zentner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 06:28 | Wyoming | Dean Murry is called for a charge - foul #4 on Dean Murry, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| 06:09 | Butler | Stanley Anderson steals the ball from Christopher Porter | 33-33 |
| 05:54 | Wyoming | Dean Murry comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Rich - foul #1 on Thomas Rich, team foul #6 | 33-33 |
| 05:54 | Wyoming | Dean Murry makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 05:54 | Wyoming | Dean Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Thomas Rich is called for traveling | 33-35 |
| 05:10 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson misses the jumper from the right block | 33-35 |
| 05:09 | Butler | Christopher Porter pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Thomas Rich scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 04:26 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Porter - foul #2 on Christopher Porter, team foul #7 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Bender (SF), Steven Shinault (C) Dennis Grillo, Christopher Porter | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Todd Beauregard (PG), Oscar Rivera (SG) Dean Murry, John Ledezma | |
| 04:26 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 04:26 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Stanley Anderson is called for the reach on Eugene Zentner - foul #3 on Stanley Anderson, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Louis Garland (PF), Howard Brown (C) Nicholas Adams, Stanley Anderson | |
| 03:36 | Butler | Oscar Rivera is called for the reach on Thomas Rich - foul #2 on Oscar Rivera, team foul #6 | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eugene Zentner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Rich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bender (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Still (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Shinault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Todd Beauregard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Oscar Rivera (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Pieper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Garland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Brown (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Joseph Bender's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Brown | 36-36 |
| 03:19 | Wyoming | Louis Garland pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 02:56 | Wyoming | Steven Pieper misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 02:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to Ralph Still | 36-36 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Grillo (SF), Christopher Porter (C) Joseph Bender, Steven Shinault | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dean Murry (PG), John Ledezma (SG), Nicholas Adams (PF), Stanley Anderson (C) Todd Beauregard, Oscar Rivera, Louis Garland, Howard Brown | |
| 02:35 | Butler | Ralph Still drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-36 |
| 02:21 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 02:20 | Wyoming | Nicholas Adams tips it but misses | 38-36 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Ralph Still snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Ralph Still is denied on a layup by Stanley Anderson | 38-36 |
| 01:50 | Wyoming | Nicholas Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 01:41 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eugene Zentner - foul #4 on Eugene Zentner, team foul #8 | 38-36 |
| 01:41 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 01:41 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 01:15 | Butler | Eugene Zentner scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ralph Still | 40-38 |
| 00:49 | Wyoming | Nicholas Adams is whistled for traveling | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Eugene Zentner is fouled on the floor by John Ledezma - foul #1 on John Ledezma, team foul #7 | 40-38 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Eugene Zentner makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Eugene Zentner misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 00:21 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 00:01 | Wyoming | Steven Pieper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 00:00 | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |