| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Richard Hampton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Selleck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwain Stiles (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mike Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Sturgeon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Dashiell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ralph Hohl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Kirklin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Bender (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Eugene Kirklin inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Butler | Eugene Kirklin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dwain Stiles - foul #1 on Dwain Stiles, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 19:46 | Butler | Eugene Kirklin makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:46 | Butler | Eugene Kirklin misses the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:46 | Monmouth | Richard Sturgeon pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| 19:28 | Monmouth | Matthew Selleck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-42 |
| 19:27 | Monmouth | Richard Sturgeon tips it home | 29-42 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Mike Heath steps in front of the Ralph Hohl pass | 29-42 |
| 18:49 | Monmouth | Mike Heath buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Matthew Selleck | 31-42 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Bradley Burnett buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Duane Bender | 31-44 |
| 18:18 | Monmouth | Richard Sturgeon misses long on a floater from the right block | 31-44 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Bradley Burnett pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 17:58 | Butler | Matthew Dashiell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bradley Burnett | 31-47 |
| 17:40 | Monmouth | Matthew Selleck misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bradley Burnett - foul #2 on Bradley Burnett, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Alan Boyd (SF) Dwain Stiles | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:40 | Monmouth | Matthew Selleck misses the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 17:40 | Monmouth | Matthew Selleck misses the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Duane Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 17:18 | Butler | Matthew Dashiell misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-47 |
| 17:17 | Monmouth | Mike Heath gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 17:12 | Monmouth | Alan Boyd is called for a charge - foul #1 on Alan Boyd, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Rickey Benjamin (PG), Ned Amore (SG), Justin Pinkley (PF) Richard Hampton, Matthew Selleck, Mike Heath | |
| Subs | Butler | Tyler Reeves (PG), Steven Frantz (PF), William Murphy (C) Matthew Dashiell, Duane Bender, Bradley Burnett | |
| 16:49 | Butler | Steven Frantz drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Tyler Reeves | 31-49 |
| 16:35 | Monmouth | Alan Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-49 |
| 16:34 | Butler | William Murphy snags the defensive board | 31-49 |
| 16:17 | Butler | William Murphy is whistled for traveling | 31-49 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Dwain Stiles (SF), Mike Heath (PF) Alan Boyd, Richard Sturgeon | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Dashiell (PG), George Standley (SF) Ralph Hohl, Eugene Kirklin | |
| 16:00 | Monmouth | Mike Heath misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-49 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Tyler Reeves gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Rickey Benjamin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ned Amore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dwain Stiles (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mike Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Justin Pinkley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Dashiell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Standley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Frantz (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Butler | William Murphy buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Dashiell | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:35 | Monmouth | Dwain Stiles comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 31-51 |
| 15:33 | Butler | Steven Frantz snags the defensive board | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:06 | Butler | Steven Frantz comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Justin Pinkley - foul #3 on Justin Pinkley, team foul #3 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Richard Hampton (PG), Matthew Selleck (SG), Ralph Stephens (SF), David Abernathy (C) Rickey Benjamin, Ned Amore, Dwain Stiles, Mike Heath | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher McClendon (PG), Ralph Hohl (SG), Eugene Kirklin (SF), Bradley Burnett (C) Matthew Dashiell, Tyler Reeves, George Standley, William Murphy | |
| 15:06 | Butler | Steven Frantz misses the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Steven Frantz makes the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| 14:50 | Monmouth | Ralph Stephens misses the easy layup | 31-52 |
| 14:48 | Butler | Ralph Hohl snags the defensive board | 31-52 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Ralph Hohl clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-52 |
| 14:18 | Monmouth | Richard Hampton gets the rebound | 31-52 |
| 14:13 | Monmouth | Richard Hampton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-52 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Bradley Burnett snags the defensive board | 31-52 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Christopher McClendon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-52 |
| 13:53 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Justin Pinkley | 31-52 |
| 13:49 | Monmouth | Christopher McClendon picks off the pass by Richard Hampton in the backcourt | 31-52 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Justin Pinkley takes the ball from Christopher McClendon | 31-52 |
| 13:29 | Monmouth | David Abernathy connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Matthew Selleck | 33-52 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Christopher McClendon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-52 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mike Heath (PF), Richard Sturgeon (C) Justin Pinkley, David Abernathy | |
| Subs | Butler | Duane Bender (PF) Steven Frantz | |
| 13:19 | Monmouth | Richard Hampton misses the floater from the right block | 33-52 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Duane Bender grabs the board | 33-52 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Eugene Kirklin misses the lay-in | 33-52 |
| 12:47 | Monmouth | Ralph Stephens pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| 12:33 | Monmouth | Mike Heath's pass is intercepted by Ralph Hohl | 33-52 |
| 12:29 | Butler | Ralph Hohl lays it in | 33-54 |
| 12:23 | Monmouth | Richard Hampton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 12:21 | Monmouth | Ralph Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 12:07 | Monmouth | Ralph Stephens misses the lay-in | 33-54 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Duane Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Bradley Burnett lays it up and in on a great pass from Ralph Hohl and the foul's on Richard Sturgeon - foul #1 on Richard Sturgeon, team foul #4 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Rickey Benjamin (PG), Ned Amore (SG), Dwain Stiles (SF), David Abernathy (PF) Richard Hampton, Matthew Selleck, Ralph Stephens, Mike Heath | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Dashiell (PG), Tyler Reeves (SG), George Standley (SF) Christopher McClendon, Ralph Hohl, Eugene Kirklin | |
| 11:42 | Butler | Bradley Burnett makes the free throw | 33-57 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Rickey Benjamin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ned Amore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dwain Stiles (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Abernathy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Sturgeon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Dashiell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Standley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Bender (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bradley Burnett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Monmouth | Ned Amore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-57 |
| 11:25 | Butler | Bradley Burnett gets the rebound | 33-57 |
| 11:03 | Butler | George Standley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-57 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Justin Pinkley (PF) Dwain Stiles | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Frantz (PF), William Murphy (C) Duane Bender, Bradley Burnett | |
| 10:44 | Monmouth | Richard Sturgeon's layup is rejected by Steven Frantz | 33-57 |
| 10:43 | Monmouth | Richard Sturgeon grabs the offensive board | 33-57 |
| 10:38 | Monmouth | Rickey Benjamin misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Dashiell - foul #2 on Matthew Dashiell, team foul #2 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Dwain Stiles (SF) Richard Sturgeon | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher McClendon (PG), Eugene Kirklin (SF) Matthew Dashiell, George Standley | |
| 10:38 | Monmouth | Rickey Benjamin misses the 1st free throw | 33-57 |
| 10:38 | Monmouth | Rickey Benjamin misses the 2nd free throw | 33-57 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Steven Frantz grabs the board | 33-57 |
| 10:14 | Butler | Eugene Kirklin misses long on a shot in the lane | 33-57 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Steven Frantz can't tip it in | 33-57 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Eugene Kirklin hits the follow up shot | 33-59 |
| 09:58 | Monmouth | A charge is called on Ned Amore - foul #1 on Ned Amore, team foul #5 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Richard Hampton (PG), Ralph Stephens (SF), Mike Heath (PF) Rickey Benjamin, Dwain Stiles, David Abernathy | |
| Subs | Butler | Ralph Hohl (SG), Duane Bender (PF) Tyler Reeves, William Murphy | |
| 09:33 | Butler | Ralph Hohl misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-59 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Steven Frantz tips it home | 33-61 |
| 09:15 | Monmouth | Justin Pinkley loses the dribble to Eugene Kirklin | 33-61 |
| 09:11 | Butler | Christopher McClendon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Kirklin | 33-63 |
| 08:52 | Monmouth | Ralph Stephens loses the ball out of bounds | 33-63 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Rickey Benjamin (PG), Dwain Stiles (SF), David Abernathy (PF) Richard Hampton, Ralph Stephens, Mike Heath | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Dashiell (PG), Tyler Reeves (SG), Ray Stephens (SF), George Standley (PF), William Murphy (C) Christopher McClendon, Ralph Hohl, Eugene Kirklin, Duane Bender, Steven Frantz | |
| 08:29 | Butler | William Murphy is hacked by David Abernathy - foul #4 on David Abernathy, team foul #6 | 33-63 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Alan Boyd (SF) David Abernathy | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:15 | Butler | Matthew Dashiell is fouled on the floor by Rickey Benjamin - foul #1 on Rickey Benjamin, team foul #7 | 33-63 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Matthew Dashiell makes the 1st free throw | 33-64 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Matthew Dashiell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-65 |
| 07:59 | Monmouth | Justin Pinkley comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-65 |
| 07:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Murphy | 33-65 |
| 07:37 | Butler | Dwain Stiles takes the ball from George Standley | 33-65 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Rickey Benjamin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwain Stiles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Boyd (fresh) PF - Justin Pinkley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ned Amore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Dashiell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Stephens (fresh) PF - George Standley (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Monmouth | Alan Boyd drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-65 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Matthew Dashiell misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Justin Pinkley - foul #4 on Justin Pinkley, team foul #8 | 36-65 |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Abernathy (PF) Ned Amore | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Frantz (PF) Ray Stephens | |
| 07:10 | Butler | Matthew Dashiell makes the 1st free throw | 36-66 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Matthew Dashiell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-67 |
| 06:52 | Monmouth | Justin Pinkley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-67 |
| 06:51 | Monmouth | Alan Boyd tips it but misses | 36-67 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Steven Frantz pulls down the rebound | 36-67 |
| 06:22 | Butler | William Murphy makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Dashiell and he's fouled by Alan Boyd - foul #2 on Alan Boyd, team foul #9 | 36-69 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Ned Amore (SG) Dwain Stiles | |
| Subs | Butler | Randal Giron (SG), Ray Stephens (SF) Tyler Reeves, George Standley | |
| 06:22 | Butler | William Murphy makes the free throw | 36-70 |
| 06:14 | Monmouth | David Abernathy comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-70 |
| 06:13 | Monmouth | Justin Pinkley tips it home | 38-70 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Matthew Dashiell misses long on a shot from the right wing | 38-70 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Ray Stephens snags the offensive board | 38-70 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Ned Amore steals it from Steven Frantz | 38-70 |
| 05:13 | Monmouth | Alan Boyd clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-70 |
| 05:12 | Butler | Steven Frantz grabs the board | 38-70 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Matthew Dashiell's floater is tipped away by Justin Pinkley | 38-70 |
| 05:07 | Monmouth | Alan Boyd gets the rebound | 38-70 |
| 04:54 | Monmouth | Ned Amore comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-70 |
| 04:52 | Butler | William Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 38-70 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Ray Stephens is called for traveling | 38-70 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Dwain Stiles (SF) Alan Boyd | |
| Subs | Butler | Tyler Reeves (SG), George Standley (PF) Matthew Dashiell, William Murphy | |
| 04:15 | Monmouth | Ned Amore scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Abernathy | 41-70 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Randal Giron misses the easy layup but the foul's on Rickey Benjamin - foul #2 on Rickey Benjamin, team foul #10 | 41-70 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Murphy (C) Ray Stephens | |
| 03:53 | Butler | Randal Giron makes the 1st free throw | 41-71 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Randal Giron makes the 2nd free throw | 41-72 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Monmouth | Ned Amore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-72 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Dashiell (PG) Randal Giron | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Rickey Benjamin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ned Amore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dwain Stiles (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Justin Pinkley (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - David Abernathy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Dashiell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tyler Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Standley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Frantz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Butler | Steven Frantz drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Dashiell | 41-74 |
| 03:02 | Monmouth | Rickey Benjamin hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-74 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Matthew Dashiell hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Tyler Reeves | 44-76 |
| 02:30 | Monmouth | David Abernathy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-76 |
| 02:28 | Monmouth | Ned Amore snags the offensive board | 44-76 |
| 02:15 | Monmouth | Rickey Benjamin can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-76 |
| 02:14 | Butler | William Murphy gets the rebound | 44-76 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Tyler Reeves clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-76 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Steven Frantz pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-76 |
| 01:25 | Butler | George Standley misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-76 |
| 01:23 | Monmouth | Ned Amore grabs the defensive rebound | 44-76 |
| 01:17 | Monmouth | Ned Amore misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-76 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Matthew Dashiell snags the defensive board | 44-76 |
| 00:50 | Butler | William Murphy buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyler Reeves | 44-79 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Monmouth | George Standley is called for the reach on Justin Pinkley - foul #1 on George Standley, team foul #3 | 44-79 |
| 00:43 | Monmouth | Justin Pinkley misses badly on a runner from the left block | 44-79 |
| 00:42 | Butler | William Murphy snags the defensive board | 44-79 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Butler | George Standley misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 44-79 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Tyler Reeves can't tip it in | 44-79 |
| 00:13 | Monmouth | Rickey Benjamin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-79 |
| 00:07 | Monmouth | William Murphy blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Justin Pinkley | 44-79 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Tyler Reeves gets the rebound | 44-79 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Matthew Dashiell runs out the clock | 44-79 |