| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dean Hopper (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Thayer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Dials (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Lonnie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Sturgis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Janczewski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dion Slaughter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Joseph Oliver inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon double dribbles | 31-30 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Lonnie Smith is hacked by Jeremy Gordon - foul #2 on Jeremy Gordon, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Albert Dials throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-30 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon is hacked by Gary Sturgis - foul #1 on Gary Sturgis, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:32 | NC State | Dion Slaughter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 31-30 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Dion Slaughter tips it back up and in | 31-32 |
| 18:24 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Norman Thayer is blocked by Jeremy Gordon | 31-32 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Lonnie Smith can't tip it in | 31-32 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Jeremy Gordon gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Joseph Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Albert Dials makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Dean Hopper | 33-32 |
| 17:31 | NC State | Dion Slaughter slams it home set up by Jeremy Gordon | 33-34 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Dean Hopper clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Oliver - foul #2 on Joseph Oliver, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Shawn Oliva (SG) Norman Thayer | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Butler (SG), Enrique Sierra (PF), Reynaldo Santana (C) Adam Janczewski, Dion Slaughter, Jeremy Gordon | |
| 17:16 | Butler | Dean Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Dean Hopper misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Gary Sturgis grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Lonnie Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 16:56 | NC State | The rebound goes to Enrique Sierra | 34-34 |
| 16:32 | NC State | Joseph Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Nicholas (C) Gary Sturgis | |
| Subs | NC State | David Tessier (PF) Joseph Oliver | |
| 16:13 | Butler | Lonnie Smith misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on David Tessier - foul #1 on David Tessier, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Thayer (SG) Albert Dials | |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Janczewski (SG) Michael Galloway | |
| 16:13 | Butler | Lonnie Smith misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Lonnie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:55 | NC State | David Tessier makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Enrique Sierra | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dean Hopper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Thayer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Oliva (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lonnie Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Nicholas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Matthew Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Janczewski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Enrique Sierra (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Tessier (fresh) 8 pts. C - Reynaldo Santana (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Butler | Richard Nicholas misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 15:45 | Butler | Lonnie Smith can't tip it in | 35-36 |
| 15:44 | NC State | Matthew Butler gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:30 | NC State | Adam Janczewski comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Norman Thayer - foul #3 on Norman Thayer, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Irwin (C) Lonnie Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | Dion Slaughter (PF), Jeremy Gordon (C) David Tessier, Reynaldo Santana | |
| 15:30 | NC State | Adam Janczewski makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:30 | NC State | Adam Janczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Dean Hopper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 15:11 | Butler | Kevin Irwin pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Dean Hopper double dribbles | 35-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Dials (SF), Gary Sturgis (C) Shawn Oliva, Kevin Irwin | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG), Joseph Oliver (SF) Adam Janczewski, Enrique Sierra | |
| 14:31 | NC State | Joseph Oliver misses the floater from the right side | 35-38 |
| 14:30 | NC State | Dion Slaughter snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Dion Slaughter blows the layup but he's fouled by Gary Sturgis - foul #2 on Gary Sturgis, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Lonnie Smith (PF) Richard Nicholas | |
| Subs | NC State | Enrique Sierra (SG) Matthew Butler | |
| 14:15 | NC State | Dion Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Dion Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Dean Hopper's pass is intercepted by Michael Galloway in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 13:58 | NC State | Michael Galloway can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 13:57 | NC State | Enrique Sierra tips it back up and in | 35-42 |
| 13:33 | Butler | Gary Sturgis misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Dion Slaughter gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 13:18 | NC State | Dion Slaughter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 13:16 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gary Sturgis | 35-42 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Norman Thayer connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Michael Galloway misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 12:34 | NC State | Joseph Oliver grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Michael Galloway hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Gordon | 38-45 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Albert Dials misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 11:53 | NC State | Enrique Sierra grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dean Hopper (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Thayer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Dials (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Lonnie Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Sturgis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Enrique Sierra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Joseph Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dion Slaughter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Gordon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | NC State | Dion Slaughter misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 11:35 | Butler | Lonnie Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Lonnie Smith misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dion Slaughter - foul #2 on Dion Slaughter, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Shawn Oliva (SF), Richard Nicholas (C) Albert Dials, Gary Sturgis | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Butler (PG), Adam Janczewski (SG), David Tessier (PF), Reynaldo Santana (C) Michael Galloway, Enrique Sierra, Dion Slaughter, Jeremy Gordon | |
| 11:13 | Butler | Lonnie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Lonnie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 10:45 | NC State | Matthew Butler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 10:43 | NC State | David Tessier grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:32 | NC State | Joseph Oliver is hacked by Norman Thayer - foul #4 on Norman Thayer, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Delamora (SF), Kevin Irwin (C) Norman Thayer, Lonnie Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:05 | NC State | Adam Janczewski drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Tessier | 40-47 |
| 09:41 | Butler | Richard Nicholas is fouled on the floor by David Tessier - foul #2 on David Tessier, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Dials (SF) Matthew Delamora | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG), Enrique Sierra (SF) Matthew Butler, Joseph Oliver | |
| 09:28 | Butler | Shawn Oliva hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Enrique Sierra - foul #2 on Enrique Sierra, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Shawn Oliva makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Shawn Oliva makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:59 | NC State | Enrique Sierra misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Reynaldo Santana hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Dean Hopper can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Shawn Oliva grabs the offensive board | 42-49 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Dean Hopper scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 08:17 | NC State | Michael Galloway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Lonnie Smith (PF), Gary Sturgis (C) Richard Nicholas, Kevin Irwin | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Butler (SG), Dion Slaughter (PF), Jeremy Gordon (C) Adam Janczewski, David Tessier, Reynaldo Santana | |
| 07:57 | Butler | Lonnie Smith misses badly on a runner from the left block | 45-49 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Dion Slaughter gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dean Hopper (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Oliva (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Albert Dials (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Lonnie Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Sturgis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Galloway (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Enrique Sierra (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dion Slaughter (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | NC State | Matthew Butler scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dion Slaughter | 45-51 |
| 07:24 | Butler | Dean Hopper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Thayer (SG) Shawn Oliva | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Oliver (SF) Enrique Sierra | |
| 06:57 | NC State | Matthew Butler is fouled on the floor by Norman Thayer - foul #5 on Norman Thayer, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Shawn Oliva (SG) Norman Thayer | |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Janczewski (SG) Michael Galloway | |
| 06:30 | NC State | Dion Slaughter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 06:29 | Butler | Shawn Oliva grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Adam Janczewski is called for the reach on Shawn Oliva - foul #2 on Adam Janczewski, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | NC State | Enrique Sierra (SF), David Tessier (PF), Reynaldo Santana (C) Joseph Oliver, Dion Slaughter, Jeremy Gordon | |
| 06:12 | Butler | Shawn Oliva makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Shawn Oliva makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:52 | NC State | Adam Janczewski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Albert Dials misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Gary Sturgis hits the follow up shot | 49-54 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Reynaldo Santana blows the layup | 49-54 |
| 05:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gary Sturgis | 49-54 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Albert Dials buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Oliva | 52-54 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Matthew Butler connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Janczewski | 52-57 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Lonnie Smith drills a runner from the baseline | 54-57 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Matthew Butler makes the 3 from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Shawn Oliva comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 03:37 | Butler | Lonnie Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dean Hopper (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Oliva (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Albert Dials (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Lonnie Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Sturgis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Matthew Butler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Janczewski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Enrique Sierra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Tessier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Reynaldo Santana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Butler | Shawn Oliva hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 54-60 |
| 03:20 | Butler | Dean Hopper can't tip it in | 54-60 |
| 03:19 | NC State | Adam Janczewski grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 03:19 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Galloway (PG), Joseph Oliver (SF), Dion Slaughter (PF), Jeremy Gordon (C) Adam Janczewski, Enrique Sierra, David Tessier, Reynaldo Santana | |
| 02:50 | NC State | Matthew Butler makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Galloway | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:39 | Butler | Lonnie Smith can't finish the layup | 54-63 |
| 02:38 | NC State | Matthew Butler pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:17 | NC State | Dion Slaughter drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:59 | Butler | Shawn Oliva's floater is tipped away by Dion Slaughter | 54-66 |
| 01:58 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dion Slaughter | 54-66 |
| 01:34 | NC State | Matthew Butler misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Lonnie Smith grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Dean Hopper knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Dials | 57-66 |
| 01:00 | NC State | Dion Slaughter knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Michael Galloway | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Butler | Dean Hopper loses the dribble to Jeremy Gordon | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | NC State | Matthew Butler is hacked by Shawn Oliva - foul #1 on Shawn Oliva, team foul #6 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Delamora (SF), Richard Nicholas (PF), Kevin Irwin (C) Albert Dials, Lonnie Smith, Gary Sturgis | |
| Subs | NC State | Enrique Sierra (SG), David Tessier (SF), Reynaldo Santana (PF), Francis Jones (C) Michael Galloway, Joseph Oliver, Dion Slaughter, Jeremy Gordon | |
| 00:10 | NC State | Richard Nicholas steals it from David Tessier | 57-68 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Shawn Oliva is whistled for traveling | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Matthew Butler runs out the clock | 57-68 |