| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gerald Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Hillis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddy Curtiss (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Joseph Ton inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Butler | James Greenwald misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-28 |
| 19:44 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 19:35 | Carthage | Pablo Baez is called for the reach on Robert Singleton - foul #2 on Pablo Baez, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski (PG), Frank Batt (SG), David Hodges (PF) Gerald Harris, Robert Singleton, Freddy Curtiss | |
| 19:16 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis scores on a shot from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Pablo Baez and the foul's on Daniel Karczewski - foul #2 on Daniel Karczewski, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Harris (PG) Wayne Hillis | |
| 18:59 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:45 | Carthage | Frank Batt misses short on a shot from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Thomas Robinson gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:28 | Butler | James Greenwald hits the finger roll set up by Pablo Baez and he's hacked by David Hodges - foul #1 on David Hodges, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss (PF) David Hodges | |
| 18:28 | Butler | James Greenwald makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:10 | Carthage | Gerald Harris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-32 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Greenwald | 43-32 |
| 17:52 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-32 |
| 17:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Robinson | 43-32 |
| 17:46 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon is fouled on the floor by Gerald Harris - foul #2 on Gerald Harris, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Wagner (C) Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singleton (SG), Wayne Hillis (SF) Gerald Harris, Frank Batt | |
| 17:38 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 17:36 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 17:12 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Ton - foul #3 on Joseph Ton, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (SF), David Sparling (C) Joseph Ton, James Greenwald | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Harris (PG), David Hodges (PF) Daniel Karczewski, Freddy Curtiss | |
| 17:12 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 17:12 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Thomas Wagner clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-33 |
| 16:49 | Butler | David Sparling misses the tip | 43-33 |
| 16:48 | Carthage | Robert Singleton gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:31 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 43-33 |
| 16:29 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis snags the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 16:11 | Carthage | Allen Campbell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Pablo Baez - foul #3 on Pablo Baez, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Stanton Williams (SG), Samuel Foster (SF), Thomas Robinson (C) Bryan Dedmon, Pablo Baez, David Sparling | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski (PG), Frank Batt (SG), Freddy Curtiss (PF) Gerald Harris, Robert Singleton, David Hodges | |
| 16:11 | Carthage | Allen Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:11 | Carthage | Allen Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Thomas Robinson's floater is tipped away by Allen Campbell | 43-35 |
| 15:58 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss grabs the board | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Marotta (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanton Williams (fresh) SF - Samuel Foster (fresh) PF - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Karczewski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Batt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Hillis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Freddy Curtiss (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Carthage | Allen Campbell loses the dribble to Thomas Robinson | 43-35 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Thomas Robinson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Marotta | 45-35 |
| 14:50 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis misses the floater from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 14:48 | Butler | The rebound goes to Samuel Foster | 45-35 |
| 14:29 | Butler | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Wagner | 45-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), Richard Duvall (SG), Joseph Ton (SF), James Greenwald (PF), David Sparling (C) John Marotta, Stanton Williams, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Harris (PG), Robert Singleton (SG), Joseph Hornsby (C) Daniel Karczewski, Frank Batt, Allen Campbell | |
| 14:12 | Carthage | Robert Singleton's pass is intercepted by Bryan Dedmon | 45-35 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Richard Duvall scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-35 |
| 13:29 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss makes the jumper from the right side set up by Gerald Harris | 48-37 |
| 13:13 | Butler | David Sparling knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Joseph Ton and the foul's on Wayne Hillis - foul #2 on Wayne Hillis, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Robinson (C) James Greenwald | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski (SF), David Hodges (PF) Wayne Hillis, Freddy Curtiss | |
| 13:13 | Butler | David Sparling makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 12:53 | Carthage | Gerald Harris knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Karczewski | 51-40 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Thomas Robinson makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Bryan Dedmon | 53-40 |
| 12:15 | Carthage | Gerald Harris drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Hornsby | 53-43 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Thomas Robinson is denied on a layup by Joseph Hornsby | 53-43 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Joseph Ton grabs the offensive board | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Duvall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Sparling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gerald Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Singleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Karczewski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Hornsby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Butler | Gerald Harris takes the ball from Thomas Robinson | 53-43 |
| 11:35 | Carthage | Robert Singleton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerald Harris | 53-45 |
| 11:30 | Butler | Thomas Robinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (SG), John Marotta (SF), James Greenwald (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) Richard Duvall, Joseph Ton, David Sparling, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (SG), Wayne Hillis (SF), Freddy Curtiss (PF) Robert Singleton, Daniel Karczewski, David Hodges | |
| 11:07 | Carthage | Frank Batt loses the dribble to John Marotta | 53-45 |
| 10:46 | Butler | John Marotta connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bryan Dedmon | 56-45 |
| 10:22 | Carthage | Gerald Harris scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-47 |
| 10:03 | Butler | John Marotta hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Pablo Baez and he's hacked by Gerald Harris - foul #3 on Gerald Harris, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ton (SF), Thomas Robinson (C) Bryan Dedmon, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Singleton (SG) Frank Batt | |
| 10:03 | Butler | John Marotta misses the free throw | 58-47 |
| 10:03 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 09:48 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Harris | 58-49 |
| 09:25 | Butler | James Greenwald hits a jump hook from the left block | 60-49 |
| 09:19 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-49 |
| 09:18 | Butler | James Greenwald snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Thomas Robinson misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Wayne Hillis - foul #3 on Wayne Hillis, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Thomas Wagner (PF) John Marotta, James Greenwald | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski (PG), Frank Batt (SG), David Hodges (PF) Gerald Harris, Robert Singleton, Freddy Curtiss | |
| 09:07 | Butler | Thomas Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Thomas Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 08:38 | Carthage | David Hodges scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Daniel Karczewski picks off the pass by Richard Duvall | 62-51 |
| 07:56 | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski clanks a floater from the left side | 62-51 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Pablo Baez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Daniel Karczewski (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Batt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Hillis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Hornsby (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Butler | Wayne Hillis steals the ball from Pablo Baez | 62-51 |
| 07:39 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis hits the finger roll | 62-53 |
| 07:17 | Butler | Joseph Ton loses the dribble to Daniel Karczewski | 62-53 |
| 07:11 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis is called for a charge - foul #4 on Wayne Hillis, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), John Marotta (SG), Samuel Foster (SF), James Greenwald (PF), David Sparling (C) Pablo Baez, Richard Duvall, Joseph Ton, Thomas Wagner, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Harris (PG), Robert Singleton (SG), Freddy Curtiss (PF) Daniel Karczewski, Frank Batt, David Hodges | |
| 06:48 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 06:46 | Butler | James Greenwald pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 06:26 | Butler | The short jumper by James Greenwald is denied by Joseph Hornsby | 62-53 |
| 06:24 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 06:07 | Carthage | Wayne Hillis is hacked by David Sparling - foul #1 on David Sparling, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG) John Marotta | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (SF) Wayne Hillis | |
| 05:52 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Harris | 62-55 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon can't throw it down | 62-55 |
| 05:32 | Butler | James Greenwald grabs the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Greenwald | 64-55 |
| 05:04 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gerald Harris | 64-58 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon is called for traveling | 64-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (SG), Joseph Ton (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Richard Duvall, Samuel Foster, James Greenwald, David Sparling | |
| Subs | Carthage | Wayne Hillis (SF) Frank Batt | |
| 04:25 | Carthage | Robert Singleton scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Harris | 64-61 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Pablo Baez is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hornsby - foul #4 on Joseph Hornsby, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski (SF) Wayne Hillis | |
| 04:01 | Butler | Pablo Baez makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Pablo Baez makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:32 | Carthage | Robert Singleton travels with the ball | 66-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), James Greenwald (PF) Bryan Dedmon, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Frank Batt (SG), Wayne Hillis (SF) Robert Singleton, Daniel Karczewski | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gerald Harris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frank Batt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Hillis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Freddy Curtiss (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Hornsby (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Butler | James Greenwald hits a floater in the lane set up by Richard Duvall | 68-61 |
| 02:51 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 02:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Duvall | 68-61 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), Thomas Robinson (C) Pablo Baez, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski (PG), Robert Singleton (SG), David Hodges (PF) Gerald Harris, Frank Batt, Freddy Curtiss | |
| 02:27 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Bryan Dedmon, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Harris (PG), Freddy Curtiss (PF) Wayne Hillis, David Hodges | |
| 02:04 | Carthage | Joseph Hornsby is denied on a layup by Thomas Robinson | 68-61 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Thomas Robinson pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:56 | Butler | Thomas Robinson hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Bryan Dedmon | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:51 | Carthage | Robert Singleton misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-61 |
| 01:50 | Butler | James Greenwald grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:47 | Butler | James Greenwald is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Harris - foul #4 on Gerald Harris, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Wayne Hillis (SF) Daniel Karczewski | |
| 01:47 | Butler | James Greenwald makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:47 | Butler | James Greenwald makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:38 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bryan Dedmon - foul #3 on Bryan Dedmon, team foul #7 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (PG), John Marotta (SG), Samuel Foster (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF), David Sparling (C) Bryan Dedmon, Richard Duvall, Joseph Ton, James Greenwald, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Carthage | Daniel Karczewski (PG), Robert Tucker (SG), Frank Batt (SF), Allen Campbell (C) Gerald Harris, Robert Singleton, Wayne Hillis, Joseph Hornsby | |
| 01:38 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:38 | Carthage | Freddy Curtiss misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Thomas Wagner gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Butler | Thomas Wagner is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Karczewski - foul #3 on Daniel Karczewski, team foul #10 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Hodges (PF) Freddy Curtiss | |
| 01:37 | Butler | Thomas Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Thomas Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:22 | Carthage | Allen Campbell misses the lay-in | 74-62 |
| 01:21 | Carthage | Allen Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 01:12 | Carthage | Allen Campbell buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Tucker | 74-64 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Pablo Baez is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Karczewski - foul #4 on Daniel Karczewski, team foul #11 | 74-64 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Pablo Baez makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Pablo Baez makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:03 | Carthage | Frank Batt misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel Foster - foul #1 on Samuel Foster, team foul #8 | 76-64 |
| 01:03 | Carthage | Frank Batt misses the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:03 | Carthage | Frank Batt makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:01 | Butler | David Sparling is hacked by Daniel Karczewski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Karczewski, team foul #12 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Harris (PG) Daniel Karczewski | |
| 01:01 | Butler | David Sparling makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:01 | Butler | David Sparling makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Carthage | Gerald Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-65 |
| 00:52 | Carthage | David Hodges hits the follow up shot | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Butler | Pablo Baez connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Wagner | 80-67 |
| 00:20 | Carthage | Robert Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-67 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Pablo Baez runs out the clock | 80-67 |