| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luke Rollin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Bieber (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Depuy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Grubbs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lammers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Desilets (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roman Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Sias (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Donald Desilets inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Roman Torres hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Lammers | 28-36 |
| 19:27 | Butler | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Floyd Estep - foul #1 on Floyd Estep, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 19:11 | Butler | John Smith knocks in the runner in the paint | 30-36 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Roman Torres misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Roman Torres makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Roman Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Roman Torres steps in front of the John Bieber pass | 30-38 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Roman Torres is whistled for traveling | 30-38 |
| 17:58 | Butler | John Bieber misses the lay-in | 30-38 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy grabs the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:39 | Butler | John Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Luke Rollin | 33-38 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Roman Torres connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Floyd Estep | 33-40 |
| 16:53 | Butler | John Smith is hacked by Floyd Estep - foul #2 on Floyd Estep, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Luis Yates (SG), Virgil Walsh (SF), Samuel Fox (PF) Luke Rollin, John Bieber, Jeffrey Depuy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers (PG), Harold Bullock (PF), Guy Sharp (C) Floyd Estep, Roman Torres, David Sias | |
| 16:39 | Butler | Samuel Fox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers misses badly on a floater from the right side | 33-40 |
| 16:12 | Butler | Luis Yates pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Herman Grubbs makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Yates (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Virgil Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Fox (fresh) C - Herman Grubbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dennis Bowers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Lammers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Desilets (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guy Sharp (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Guy Sharp | 35-43 |
| 15:33 | Butler | Luis Yates is whistled for a carry | 35-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG), Luke Rollin (SG), John Bieber (SF), Jean Halvorsen (PF), Jeffrey Depuy (C) John Smith, Luis Yates, Virgil Walsh, Samuel Fox, Herman Grubbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Estep (PG), Roman Torres (PF), David Sias (C) Thomas Lammers, Donald Desilets, Guy Sharp | |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Depuy - foul #1 on Jeffrey Depuy, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:59 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy is hacked by Floyd Estep - foul #3 on Floyd Estep, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Sias - foul #2 on David Sias, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Butler | John Smith (PG) Terry Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Desilets (SF) Harold Bullock | |
| 14:40 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | John Bieber steals the ball from David Sias | 37-45 |
| 14:08 | Butler | John Smith's floater is knocked away by David Sias | 37-45 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | David Sias grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | David Sias drills a jumper from the left side set up by Donald Desilets | 37-47 |
| 13:16 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-47 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen gets the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Donald Desilets swats the layup by Jeffrey Depuy | 37-47 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy snags the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 12:43 | Butler | John Smith's dunk attempt is rejected by Roman Torres | 37-47 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers knocks in the shot from the right block | 37-49 |
| 12:04 | Butler | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-49 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Floyd Estep | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luke Rollin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bieber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jean Halvorsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Depuy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Bowers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Desilets (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roman Torres (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Sias (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 10:54 | West Virginia | Jean Halvorsen picks off the pass by Dennis Bowers | 40-52 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 10:33 | Butler | John Bieber grabs the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by David Sias - foul #3 on David Sias, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG), Luis Yates (SG), Virgil Walsh (PF), Herman Grubbs (C) John Smith, Luke Rollin, John Bieber, Jean Halvorsen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiou (PG), Thomas Lammers (SG), Harold Bullock (PF), Guy Sharp (C) Floyd Estep, Dennis Bowers, Roman Torres, David Sias | |
| 10:10 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Donald Desilets clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-52 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Herman Grubbs gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Harold Bullock is called for the reach on Terry Brown - foul #3 on Harold Bullock, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Fox (PF) Jeffrey Depuy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:29 | Butler | Luis Yates hits a 3 from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-54 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Terry Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Lammers - foul #2 on Thomas Lammers, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Terry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Terry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 08:21 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp hits the follow up shot | 47-56 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Thomas Lammers picks off the pass by Virgil Walsh | 47-56 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Chi Chiou lays it in set up by Thomas Lammers | 47-58 |
| 07:43 | Butler | Luis Yates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | Butler | John Smith (PG), Jean Halvorsen (PF) Terry Brown, Samuel Fox | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Yates (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Virgil Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jean Halvorsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Herman Grubbs (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiou (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Lammers (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Desilets (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Guy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock's pass is intercepted by John Smith | 47-58 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Luis Yates misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock blows the layup | 47-58 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Chi Chiou is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #1 on Chi Chiou, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Rollin (SG), John Bieber (SF) Luis Yates, Virgil Walsh | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Estep (PG), Dennis Bowers (SF), Roman Torres (PF), David Sias (C) Chi Chiou, Donald Desilets, Harold Bullock, Guy Sharp | |
| 06:22 | Butler | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Roman Torres grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers travels with the ball | 47-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy (C) Herman Grubbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:45 | Butler | Jean Halvorsen misses the easy layup | 47-58 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Dennis Bowers | 47-58 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers is hacked by Jean Halvorsen - foul #4 on Jean Halvorsen, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Herman Grubbs (C) Jeffrey Depuy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Roman Torres misses the tip | 47-58 |
| 04:49 | Butler | John Bieber gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Roman Torres swats the layup by Jean Halvorsen | 47-58 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | David Sias grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | David Sias hits the follow up shot | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:01 | Butler | The jump hook by John Bieber is blocked by Roman Torres | 47-60 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Herman Grubbs hits the follow up shot | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | David Sias comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jean Halvorsen - foul #5 on Jean Halvorsen, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy (PF) Jean Halvorsen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Desilets (SF) Thomas Lammers | |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | David Sias makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | David Sias makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy makes the floater from the right block | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luke Rollin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bieber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Depuy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Grubbs (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Bowers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Desilets (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roman Torres (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - David Sias (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | David Sias is hacked by Herman Grubbs - foul #2 on Herman Grubbs, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG), Luis Yates (SG), Virgil Walsh (PF), Roger Cheesman (C) John Smith, Luke Rollin, John Bieber, Herman Grubbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Wallace (PG), Chi Chiou (SG), Harold Bullock (PF), Guy Sharp (C) Floyd Estep, Dennis Bowers, Roman Torres, David Sias | |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Virgil Walsh takes the ball from Harold Bullock | 51-62 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-62 |
| Subs | Butler | John Smith (PG), Luke Rollin (SG), John Bieber (SF), Herman Grubbs (C) Terry Brown, Luis Yates, Virgil Walsh, Roger Cheesman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Estep (PG), Thomas Lammers (SG), Roman Torres (PF), David Sias (C) James Wallace, Chi Chiou, Harold Bullock, Guy Sharp | |
| 02:32 | Butler | Luke Rollin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-62 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy tips it in | 53-62 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Donald Desilets misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 53-62 |
| 02:03 | Butler | John Bieber snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 01:59 | Butler | John Bieber misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Luke Rollin gets the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Herman Grubbs is fouled on the floor by David Sias - foul #4 on David Sias, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Herman Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Herman Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Roman Torres hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Thomas Lammers | 55-64 |
| 01:12 | Butler | David Sias swats the short shot by Jeffrey Depuy | 55-64 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Roman Torres clanks a floater from the right block | 55-64 |
| 00:52 | Butler | John Bieber grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Butler | John Bieber misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Roman Torres | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Roman Torres is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers (SG) Thomas Lammers | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Floyd Estep is fouled on the floor by Herman Grubbs - foul #3 on Herman Grubbs, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Floyd Estep makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Floyd Estep misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:40 | Butler | John Bieber gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy banks in the layup | 57-65 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | David Sias is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | David Sias makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | David Sias misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Herman Grubbs grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 00:27 | Butler | John Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Roman Torres | 57-66 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Roman Torres is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #5 on John Smith, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Brown (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Roman Torres misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Herman Grubbs gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 00:18 | Butler | John Bieber can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Roman Torres grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Terry Brown is called for the reach on Roman Torres in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Brown, team foul #10 | 57-66 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Roman Torres makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Roman Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Jeffrey Depuy pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Terry Brown is whistled for a carry | 57-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Luis Yates (SG), Virgil Walsh (PF), Roger Cheesman (C) Luke Rollin, John Bieber, Herman Grubbs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Wallace (PG), Chi Chiou (SG), Harold Bullock (PF), Guy Sharp (C) Floyd Estep, Donald Desilets, Roman Torres, David Sias | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | James Wallace runs out the clock | 57-67 |