| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Florez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Hess (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Graham Johns (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steve Frisby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luke Rollin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Bieber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jean Halvorsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | John Bieber inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Luke Rollin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steve Frisby | 28-32 |
| 19:33 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns is called for traveling | 28-32 |
| 19:28 | Butler | David Florez is called for the reach on John Bieber in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Florez, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Herman Grubbs is hacked by David Florez - foul #2 on David Florez, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Steve Frisby blocks the short jumper by Luke Rollin | 28-32 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jean Halvorsen - foul #1 on Jean Halvorsen, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette (PG), John Arvizu (SG), Jeffrey Webster (SF), Steven Kelly (C) David Florez, Joseph Stewart, Phillip Hess, Steve Frisby | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Herman Grubbs misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Webster grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 18:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu loses the dribble to Herman Grubbs | 29-32 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Jeffrey Webster picks off the pass by Jean Halvorsen | 29-32 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Bieber - foul #2 on John Bieber, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece (C) Graham Johns | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG), Luis Yates (SG), Jeffrey Depuy (SF), Virgil Walsh (PF), Roger Cheesman (C) John Smith, Luke Rollin, John Bieber, Jean Halvorsen, Herman Grubbs | |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Luis Yates blows the layup | 31-32 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Webster gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:03 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Kelly lays it in and he's hacked by Terry Brown - foul #2 on Terry Brown, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Florez (PG), Joseph Stewart (SG), Phillip Hess (SF), Steve Frisby (C) Milford Bissette, John Arvizu, Jeffrey Webster, Claude Reece | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:03 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Kelly makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:49 | Butler | Terry Brown is hacked by Steve Frisby - foul #2 on Steve Frisby, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece (PF) Steven Kelly | |
| Subs | Butler | John Smith (PG) Terry Brown | |
| 16:30 | Butler | Virgil Walsh misses the shot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Frisby pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:08 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Stewart clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 16:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Luis Yates | 34-32 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Roger Cheesman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Jones (PG), Daniel Smolen (SF), Graham Johns (PF) David Florez, Phillip Hess, Claude Reece | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (SG), John Bieber (SF), Jean Halvorsen (PF), Herman Grubbs (C) Luis Yates, Jeffrey Depuy, Virgil Walsh, Roger Cheesman | |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Smolen clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jean Halvorsen - foul #2 on Jean Halvorsen, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Rollin (SG) Terry Brown | |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Smolen makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Smolen misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jean Halvorsen | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fresh) SG - Joseph Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Smolen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Graham Johns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Frisby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luke Rollin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Bieber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jean Halvorsen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen lays it in | 35-34 |
| 15:26 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Frisby misses the jump hook in the paint | 35-34 |
| 15:24 | Butler | Luke Rollin grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Daniel Smolen steps in front of the Jean Halvorsen pass | 35-34 |
| 14:43 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Smolen scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Stewart | 37-34 |
| 14:27 | Butler | John Bieber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 14:25 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Frisby pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:09 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Stewart is hacked by John Bieber - foul #3 on John Bieber, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Florez (PG), John Arvizu (SG), Phillip Hess (SF), Steven Kelly (PF), Claude Reece (C) Milford Bissette, Joseph Stewart, Daniel Smolen, Graham Johns, Steve Frisby | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG), Luis Yates (SG), Jeffrey Depuy (SF), Virgil Walsh (PF), Roger Cheesman (C) John Smith, Luke Rollin, John Bieber, Jean Halvorsen, Herman Grubbs | |
| 13:58 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Phillip Hess is blocked by Roger Cheesman | 37-34 |
| 13:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Roger Cheesman | 37-34 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Luis Yates is hacked by John Arvizu in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Arvizu, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Roger Cheesman hits the finger roll set up by Virgil Walsh | 37-36 |
| 13:25 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece misses short on a floater in the lane | 37-36 |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:19 | Southern Mississippi | Phillip Hess makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by David Florez | 39-36 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Roger Cheesman buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Depuy | 39-38 |
| 12:36 | Southern Mississippi | David Florez misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 12:35 | Butler | The rebound goes to Terry Brown | 39-38 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Terry Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Jones (PG), Daniel Smolen (SG), Jeffrey Webster (SF), Graham Johns (PF), Steve Frisby (C) David Florez, John Arvizu, Phillip Hess, Steven Kelly, Claude Reece | |
| Subs | Butler | John Smith (PG), Peter Willett (SG), John Bieber (SF), Samuel Fox (PF), Herman Grubbs (C) Terry Brown, Luis Yates, Jeffrey Depuy, Virgil Walsh, Roger Cheesman | |
| 12:15 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns is hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Rollin (SG), Jean Halvorsen (PF) Peter Willett, Samuel Fox | |
| 11:56 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns's floater is tipped away by Jean Halvorsen | 39-38 |
| 11:54 | Butler | John Bieber snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Steve Frisby is called for the reach on John Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Frisby, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fresh) SG - Daniel Smolen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Webster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graham Johns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Frisby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luke Rollin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Bieber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jean Halvorsen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Herman Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 39-38 |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Smolen hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Milford Bissette | 42-38 |
| 11:05 | Butler | John Bieber is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Bieber, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Florez (PG), John Arvizu (SG), Phillip Hess (SF), Steven Kelly (C) Milford Bissette, Daniel Smolen, Jeffrey Webster, Steve Frisby | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG), Peter Willett (SG), Jeffrey Depuy (SF), Virgil Walsh (PF) John Smith, Luke Rollin, John Bieber, Jean Halvorsen | |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Willett - foul #1 on Peter Willett, team foul #8 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Butler | Luis Yates (SG) Peter Willett | |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Luis Yates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Jones (PG), Joseph Stewart (SG), Claude Reece (PF), Steve Frisby (C) David Florez, John Arvizu, Graham Johns, Steven Kelly | |
| Subs | Butler | John Smith (PG), Jean Halvorsen (PF) Terry Brown, Virgil Walsh | |
| 10:03 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Frisby connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 46-38 |
| 09:36 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Luis Yates tips it in | 46-40 |
| 09:13 | Southern Mississippi | Phillip Hess clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 09:12 | Butler | Herman Grubbs pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on John Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Florez (PG), Milford Bissette (SG), Daniel Smolen (SF), Jeffrey Webster (PF), Steven Kelly (C) Thomas Jones, Joseph Stewart, Phillip Hess, Claude Reece, Steve Frisby | |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Rollin (SG), Virgil Walsh (SF), Samuel Fox (PF), Roger Cheesman (C) Luis Yates, Jeffrey Depuy, Jean Halvorsen, Herman Grubbs | |
| 08:58 | Butler | John Smith lays it up and in set up by Virgil Walsh | 46-42 |
| 08:48 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by David Florez | 48-42 |
| 08:28 | Butler | Samuel Fox's pass is intercepted by David Florez | 48-42 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Smolen banks in the layup set up by David Florez | 50-42 |
| 08:23 | Butler | Virgil Walsh's pass is intercepted by Milford Bissette in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| 08:04 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Kelly connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Webster | 52-42 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Jeffrey Webster takes the ball from Virgil Walsh | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Florez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milford Bissette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Smolen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffrey Webster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luke Rollin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Virgil Walsh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Fox (fairly fresh) C - Roger Cheesman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Webster knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Florez | 54-42 |
| 06:57 | Butler | Virgil Walsh hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Luke Rollin - foul #3 on Luke Rollin, team foul #9 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Stewart (SG), John Arvizu (SF), Graham Johns (PF), Claude Reece (C) David Florez, Daniel Smolen, Jeffrey Webster, Steven Kelly | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG), Luis Yates (SG), John Bieber (SF), Jean Halvorsen (PF), Herman Grubbs (C) John Smith, Luke Rollin, Virgil Walsh, Samuel Fox, Roger Cheesman | |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Terry Brown drills a floater from the right wing set up by Luis Yates | 56-47 |
| 06:24 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Milford Bissette | 58-47 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Herman Grubbs clanks a shot from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 06:03 | Butler | John Bieber pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Graham Johns steals it from Terry Brown | 58-47 |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 05:17 | Butler | Luis Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Terry Brown can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Milford Bissette - foul #2 on Milford Bissette, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Jones (PG), Phillip Hess (SF), Steve Frisby (C) Milford Bissette, John Arvizu, Claude Reece | |
| Subs | Butler | Peter Willett (SG), Jeffrey Depuy (C) Luis Yates, Herman Grubbs | |
| 05:13 | Butler | Terry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Terry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:51 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Frisby drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Stewart | 61-49 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Peter Willett drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 04:14 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 03:50 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Frisby comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 61-51 |
| 03:49 | Southern Mississippi | Phillip Hess pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Stewart scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Phillip Hess and the foul's on Jeffrey Depuy - foul #2 on Jeffrey Depuy, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Florez (PG), John Arvizu (SF), Steven Kelly (PF) Thomas Jones, Phillip Hess, Graham Johns | |
| Subs | Butler | John Smith (PG), Luke Rollin (SG), Virgil Walsh (SF), Samuel Fox (PF), Herman Grubbs (C) Terry Brown, Peter Willett, John Bieber, Jean Halvorsen, Jeffrey Depuy | |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Stewart makes the free throw | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Florez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Stewart (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Arvizu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Frisby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luke Rollin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Virgil Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Fox (fresh) C - Herman Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Virgil Walsh misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 03:21 | Butler | Herman Grubbs tips it back up and in | 64-53 |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 03:00 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Frisby gets the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 02:38 | Southern Mississippi | David Florez knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Joseph Stewart | 67-53 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Luke Rollin connects on the shot from the left side set up by Samuel Fox | 67-55 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Stewart buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Kelly | 69-55 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Herman Grubbs drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Smith | 69-57 |
| 01:30 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Frisby misses long on a runner from close range | 69-57 |
| 01:28 | Butler | Herman Grubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 01:24 | Butler | John Smith's pass is intercepted by Joseph Stewart in the backcourt | 69-57 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Stewart clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-57 |
| 00:57 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Kelly grabs the offensive board | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Frisby knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from David Florez | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Butler | Luke Rollin travels with the ball | 71-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette (PG), Jeffrey Webster (SF), Claude Reece (C) David Florez, Joseph Stewart, Steve Frisby | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG), Luis Yates (SG), Jeffrey Depuy (SF), Roger Cheesman (C) John Smith, Luke Rollin, Samuel Fox, Herman Grubbs | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette runs out the clock | 71-57 |