| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Higley (fresh) PF - Benjamin Meyer (fresh) C - Kenneth Rusnak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gerald Branch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Teodoro Colon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Raines (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gabriel Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Maximo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Rhode Island | Eric White misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-38 |
| 19:48 | Butler | Eugene Raines pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Eugene Raines is hacked by Kenneth Rusnak - foul #2 on Kenneth Rusnak, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Krause (PG), Kenneth Adair (SG), Barry Wetherby (C) Gerald Branch, Teodoro Colon, Maximo Rossi | |
| 19:12 | Butler | The short jumper by Barry Wetherby is denied by Donald Higley | 27-38 |
| 19:10 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley grabs the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:32 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Meyer buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Higley | 30-38 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Kenneth Adair lays it in | 30-40 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Eric White hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 30-40 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Kenneth Adair pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Robert Krause misses short on a 3 from straight away | 30-40 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Barry Wetherby tips it home | 30-42 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Robert Krause grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Robert Krause knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-45 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Rusnak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano (PG), Reginald Beckwith (SG), Johnnie Weitz (SF), Gregory Alexander (PF), Ron Bolyard (C) Jason Evans, Eric White, Donald Higley, Benjamin Meyer, Kenneth Rusnak | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG), Teodoro Colon (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) Robert Krause, Kenneth Adair, Eugene Raines, Gabriel Russo, Barry Wetherby | |
| 16:24 | Butler | Teodoro Colon connects on the 3 from straight away | 30-48 |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Ron Bolyard can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gerald Branch - foul #1 on Gerald Branch, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Ron Bolyard makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Ron Bolyard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Pantano (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Reginald Beckwith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnnie Weitz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ron Bolyard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gerald Branch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Teodoro Colon (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alexei Zech (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Maximo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Butler | Teodoro Colon misses badly on a shot from close range | 32-48 |
| 15:44 | Butler | Alexei Zech tips it back up and in | 32-50 |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gerald Branch - foul #2 on Gerald Branch, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Higley (SF), Thomas Cornelison (PF) Johnnie Weitz, Ron Bolyard | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Krause (PG), Eugene Raines (SF), Gabriel Russo (PF) Gerald Branch, Alexei Zech, Jason Edwards | |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano misses the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano misses the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Gabriel Russo grabs the board | 32-50 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Robert Krause misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Gregory Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Reginald Beckwith | 35-50 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Eugene Raines misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-50 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Teodoro Colon tips it home | 35-52 |
| 13:58 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 13:56 | Rhode Island | Thomas Cornelison tips it home | 37-52 |
| 13:43 | Butler | Teodoro Colon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 13:41 | Rhode Island | Thomas Cornelison snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 13:33 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano can't connect on a floater from the left side | 37-52 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Maximo Rossi grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Robert Krause misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Higley - foul #2 on Donald Higley, team foul #2 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Evans (PG), Eric White (SG), Benjamin Meyer (PF), Kenneth Rusnak (C) Kevin Pantano, Reginald Beckwith, Thomas Cornelison, Gregory Alexander | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Adair (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Barry Wetherby (C) Teodoro Colon, Eugene Raines, Gabriel Russo, Maximo Rossi | |
| 13:26 | Butler | Robert Krause makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Robert Krause misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 13:04 | Rhode Island | Eric White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnnie Weitz (SF) Donald Higley | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG), Eugene Raines (SF) Robert Krause, Alexei Zech | |
| 12:55 | Butler | Gerald Branch is fouled on the floor by Eric White - foul #2 on Eric White, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Butler | Alexei Zech (SF) Eugene Raines | |
| 12:35 | Butler | Gerald Branch misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Jason Edwards grabs the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 12:22 | Butler | Kenneth Adair is hacked by Benjamin Meyer - foul #2 on Benjamin Meyer, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Butler | Teodoro Colon (SG), Eugene Raines (SF), Gabriel Russo (PF) Kenneth Adair, Alexei Zech, Jason Edwards | |
| 12:09 | Butler | Teodoro Colon is fouled on the floor by Eric White - foul #3 on Eric White, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Higley (SF) Johnnie Weitz | |
| Subs | Butler | Maximo Rossi (C) Barry Wetherby | |
| 11:47 | Butler | Maximo Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Krause (PG), Barry Wetherby (C) Gerald Branch, Maximo Rossi | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Higley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rusnak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Robert Krause (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Teodoro Colon (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Raines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gabriel Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Wetherby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-53 |
| 11:27 | Butler | Teodoro Colon grabs the board | 37-53 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Barry Wetherby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Benjamin Meyer - foul #3 on Benjamin Meyer, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reginald Beckwith (SG), Thomas Cornelison (PF), Gregory Alexander (C) Eric White, Benjamin Meyer, Kenneth Rusnak | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG), Kenneth Adair (SG), Jason Edwards (PF) Robert Krause, Teodoro Colon, Gabriel Russo | |
| 11:15 | Butler | Barry Wetherby makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Barry Wetherby misses the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Gregory Alexander grabs the board | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans is fouled on the floor by Gerald Branch - foul #3 on Gerald Branch, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano (PG) Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Butler | Teodoro Colon (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Maximo Rossi (C) Kenneth Adair, Eugene Raines, Barry Wetherby | |
| 10:52 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Maximo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:33 | Butler | Teodoro Colon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Reginald Beckwith - foul #2 on Reginald Beckwith, team foul #7 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Krause (PG), Eugene Raines (SF), Gabriel Russo (PF) Gerald Branch, Alexei Zech, Jason Edwards | |
| 10:33 | Butler | Teodoro Colon makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Teodoro Colon misses the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Teodoro Colon makes the 3rd free throw | 37-56 |
| 10:22 | Rhode Island | Gregory Alexander's floater is tipped away by Eugene Raines | 37-56 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Teodoro Colon snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Robert Krause scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Eugene Raines and he's fouled by Reginald Beckwith - foul #3 on Reginald Beckwith, team foul #8 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Adair (SG), Barry Wetherby (C) Teodoro Colon, Maximo Rossi | |
| 10:15 | Butler | Robert Krause misses the free throw | 37-58 |
| 10:15 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley gets the rebound | 37-58 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Gregory Alexander drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Higley | 40-58 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Kenneth Adair misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Higley - foul #3 on Donald Higley, team foul #9 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Evans (PG), Eric White (SG), Benjamin Meyer (PF), Kenneth Rusnak (C) Kevin Pantano, Donald Higley, Thomas Cornelison, Gregory Alexander | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG), Jason Edwards (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) Robert Krause, Eugene Raines, Barry Wetherby | |
| 09:44 | Butler | Kenneth Adair makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Kenneth Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 09:37 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Benjamin Meyer is blocked by Jason Edwards | 40-60 |
| 09:35 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gabriel Russo | 40-60 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Gerald Branch clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-60 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Reginald Beckwith | 40-60 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerald Branch - foul #4 on Gerald Branch, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Krause (PG), Teodoro Colon (SG), Eugene Raines (SF), Barry Wetherby (C) Gerald Branch, Kenneth Adair, Jason Edwards, Maximo Rossi | |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 08:49 | Butler | Gabriel Russo's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Rusnak | 42-60 |
| 08:23 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Meyer is hacked by Teodoro Colon - foul #2 on Teodoro Colon, team foul #5 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Higley (SF), Thomas Cornelison (PF), Gregory Alexander (C) Reginald Beckwith, Benjamin Meyer, Kenneth Rusnak | |
| Subs | Butler | Alexei Zech (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) Eugene Raines, Gabriel Russo, Barry Wetherby | |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | Thomas Cornelison is fouled on the floor by Jason Edwards - foul #1 on Jason Edwards, team foul #6 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano (PG), Bill Annunziata (SG) Jason Evans, Eric White | |
| Subs | Butler | Eugene Raines (SF) Alexei Zech | |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Edwards - foul #2 on Jason Edwards, team foul #7 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG) Robert Krause | |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Gerald Branch hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Teodoro Colon | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Pantano (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bill Annunziata (fresh) SF - Donald Higley (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Cornelison (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gerald Branch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Teodoro Colon (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Raines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Maximo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Rhode Island | Jason Edwards steals it from Gregory Alexander | 43-63 |
| 07:26 | Butler | Maximo Rossi can't throw it down but he's hacked by Donald Higley - foul #4 on Donald Higley, team foul #10 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reginald Beckwith (SG) Bill Annunziata | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Adair (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Gabriel Russo (PF) Teodoro Colon, Eugene Raines, Jason Edwards | |
| 07:26 | Butler | Maximo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 07:26 | Butler | Maximo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Branch - foul #5 on Gerald Branch, team foul #8 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Benjamin Meyer (PF) Gregory Alexander | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Krause (PG), Eugene Raines (SF), Barry Wetherby (C) Gerald Branch, Alexei Zech, Maximo Rossi | |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Donald Higley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Robert Krause makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Raines | 45-68 |
| 06:35 | Rhode Island | Gabriel Russo steps in front of the Kevin Pantano pass | 45-68 |
| 06:24 | Butler | Robert Krause is whistled for traveling | 45-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Evans (PG), Eric White (SG), Kenneth Rusnak (C) Kevin Pantano, Reginald Beckwith, Thomas Cornelison | |
| Subs | Butler | Teodoro Colon (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) Kenneth Adair, Eugene Raines, Gabriel Russo, Barry Wetherby | |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | The jumper by Jason Evans is denied by Maximo Rossi | 45-68 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Maximo Rossi gets the rebound | 45-68 |
| 05:53 | Butler | Maximo Rossi hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Edwards | 45-70 |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Rusnak is hacked by Alexei Zech - foul #2 on Alexei Zech, team foul #9 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano (PG), Reginald Beckwith (SG), Johnnie Weitz (SF), Thomas Cornelison (PF) Jason Evans, Eric White, Donald Higley, Benjamin Meyer | |
| Subs | Butler | Eugene Raines (SF), Gabriel Russo (PF), Barry Wetherby (C) Alexei Zech, Jason Edwards, Maximo Rossi | |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Rusnak makes the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Rusnak makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Robert Krause misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-70 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Robert Krause tips it in | 47-72 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Reginald Beckwith travels with the ball | 47-72 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gregory Alexander (C) Kenneth Rusnak | |
| Subs | Butler | Maximo Rossi (C) Barry Wetherby | |
| 04:51 | Butler | Eugene Raines knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Gabriel Russo and he's hacked by Reginald Beckwith - foul #4 on Reginald Beckwith, team foul #11 | 47-74 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Eugene Raines makes the free throw | 47-75 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Teodoro Colon takes the ball from Kevin Pantano | 47-75 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Robert Krause connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-78 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Johnnie Weitz buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-78 |
| 04:02 | Butler | Gabriel Russo loses the ball out of bounds | 50-78 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bill Annunziata (SG), Ron Bolyard (C) Reginald Beckwith, Thomas Cornelison | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Adair (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Barry Wetherby (C) Teodoro Colon, Eugene Raines, Gabriel Russo, Maximo Rossi | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Rhode Island | Johnnie Weitz is whistled for a carry | 50-78 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Butler | Eugene Raines (SF), Gabriel Russo (PF) Alexei Zech, Jason Edwards | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Pantano (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bill Annunziata (fresh) SF - Johnnie Weitz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ron Bolyard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Robert Krause (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Adair (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eugene Raines (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Gabriel Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Wetherby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Butler | Eugene Raines loses the dribble to Gregory Alexander | 50-78 |
| 03:02 | Rhode Island | Ron Bolyard is called for traveling | 50-78 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reginald Beckwith (SF) Johnnie Weitz | |
| Subs | Butler | Teodoro Colon (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) Kenneth Adair, Eugene Raines, Gabriel Russo, Barry Wetherby | |
| 02:43 | Butler | Maximo Rossi hits a turnaround from close range set up by Robert Krause | 50-80 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | Alexei Zech steps in front of the Bill Annunziata pass | 50-80 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Reginald Beckwith is called for the reach on Robert Krause - foul #5 on Reginald Beckwith, team foul #12 | 50-80 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnnie Weitz (SF), Thomas Cornelison (PF) Reginald Beckwith, Gregory Alexander | |
| Subs | Butler | Eugene Raines (SF), Gabriel Russo (PF), Barry Wetherby (C) Alexei Zech, Jason Edwards, Maximo Rossi | |
| 02:06 | Butler | Robert Krause misses the 1st free throw | 50-80 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Robert Krause makes the 2nd free throw | 50-81 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | Eugene Raines is called for the reach on Johnnie Weitz - foul #1 on Eugene Raines, team foul #10 | 50-81 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gregory Alexander (C) Ron Bolyard | |
| Subs | Butler | Maximo Rossi (C) Barry Wetherby | |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | Johnnie Weitz misses the 1st free throw | 50-81 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | Johnnie Weitz misses the 2nd free throw | 50-81 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Gabriel Russo gets the rebound | 50-81 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Eugene Raines is hacked by Thomas Cornelison - foul #4 on Thomas Cornelison, team foul #13 | 50-81 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Eugene Raines makes the 1st free throw | 50-82 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Eugene Raines makes the 2nd free throw | 50-83 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | Gregory Alexander lays it in on a nice dish by Johnnie Weitz and he's fouled by Maximo Rossi - foul #2 on Maximo Rossi, team foul #11 | 52-83 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | Gregory Alexander makes the free throw | 53-83 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Eugene Raines clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-83 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Johnnie Weitz snags the defensive board | 53-83 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Johnnie Weitz misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-83 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Johnnie Weitz tips it home | 55-83 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Butler | Kevin Pantano steps in front of the Robert Krause pass | 55-83 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Kevin Pantano hits the finger roll | 57-83 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Robert Krause runs out the clock | 57-83 |