| Lineup | Albany | PG - Tommie Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Joiner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Connery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dorsey Cross (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Scott Connery inbounds the ball | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany 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 (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Albany | Dorsey Cross makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Tommie Cooper | 51-38 |
| 19:26 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-38 |
| 19:24 | Albany | Dorsey Cross snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 19:19 | Albany | Charles Joiner hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Connery | 54-38 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Thomas Robinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 19:00 | Albany | Dorsey Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 18:53 | Albany | Tommie Cooper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 18:51 | Butler | James Greenwald grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Richard Duvall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Thomas Robinson tips it but misses | 54-38 |
| 18:28 | Albany | Charles Joiner gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 18:03 | Albany | John Snow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Thomas Robinson pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Thomas Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 17:44 | Albany | Dorsey Cross grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 17:23 | Albany | Dorsey Cross misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Pablo Baez grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 17:01 | Butler | Richard Duvall misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Joiner - foul #2 on Charles Joiner, team foul #1 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Albany | Luis Sorrells (SG), Edward Hagood (SF), David Woodward (PF) Charles Joiner, Scott Connery, John Snow | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Wagner (PF), David Sparling (C) James Greenwald, Thomas Robinson | |
| 17:01 | Butler | Richard Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 17:01 | Butler | Richard Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 16:44 | Albany | Edward Hagood is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ton - foul #3 on Joseph Ton, team foul #1 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Albany | Roger Taylor (PG), George Neri (C) Tommie Cooper, Dorsey Cross | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (SG), Samuel Foster (SF) Richard Duvall, Joseph Ton | |
| 16:24 | Albany | Roger Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-40 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stanton Williams (SG) Pablo Baez | |
| 16:16 | Butler | Samuel Foster knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Wagner | 54-42 |
| 16:00 | Albany | Roger Taylor misses the fadeaway from the right side | 54-42 |
| 15:58 | Butler | David Sparling snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roger Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Sorrells (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Hagood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Neri (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Marotta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanton Williams (fresh) SF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Sparling (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Butler | David Sparling misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on George Neri - foul #1 on George Neri, team foul #2 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Albany | Tommie Cooper (PG), Charles Joiner (SG), Scott Connery (SF), John Snow (PF), Dorsey Cross (C) Roger Taylor, Luis Sorrells, Edward Hagood, David Woodward, George Neri | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), Joseph Ton (SF), James Greenwald (PF) Stanton Williams, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| 15:44 | Butler | David Sparling makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 15:44 | Butler | David Sparling misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 15:44 | Albany | John Snow grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 15:40 | Albany | Charles Joiner misses the easy layup | 54-43 |
| 15:39 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 15:22 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dorsey Cross - foul #1 on Dorsey Cross, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (SG), Thomas Robinson (C) John Marotta, David Sparling | |
| 15:22 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 15:22 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 15:04 | Albany | Charles Joiner knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Tommie Cooper | 57-45 |
| 14:50 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-45 |
| 14:48 | Albany | Scott Connery snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 14:34 | Albany | Scott Connery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG) Pablo Baez | |
| 14:14 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Duvall | 57-48 |
| 14:12 | Albany | Tommie Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Hagood (SF) Scott Connery | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:55 | Butler | Charles Joiner steps in front of the Joseph Ton pass | 57-48 |
| 13:29 | Albany | Thomas Robinson denies the turnaround by Dorsey Cross | 57-48 |
| 13:28 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Dorsey Cross | 57-48 |
| 13:06 | Albany | Charles Joiner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Robinson - foul #2 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #2 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Albany | Roger Taylor (PG), Scott Connery (SF), David Woodward (PF), George Neri (C) Tommie Cooper, Edward Hagood, John Snow, Dorsey Cross | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF), David Sparling (C) Joseph Ton, James Greenwald, Thomas Robinson | |
| 13:06 | Albany | Charles Joiner makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 13:06 | Albany | Charles Joiner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon's pass is intercepted by George Neri | 59-48 |
| 12:25 | Albany | Scott Connery drills a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Richard Duvall - foul #2 on Richard Duvall, team foul #3 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Albany | Luis Sorrells (SG) Charles Joiner | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:25 | Albany | Scott Connery misses the free throw | 61-48 |
| 12:25 | Butler | David Sparling snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Richard Duvall scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Marotta | 61-51 |
| 11:53 | Albany | Luis Sorrells misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 11:51 | Albany | George Neri tips it but misses | 61-51 |
| 11:49 | Albany | David Woodward tips it back up and in | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roger Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Sorrells (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Connery (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Woodward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Neri (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Duvall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Marotta (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Sparling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Butler | David Sparling lays it in on a great pass from Bryan Dedmon | 63-53 |
| 11:11 | Albany | Roger Taylor is hacked by Bryan Dedmon - foul #4 on Bryan Dedmon, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Albany | Tommie Cooper (PG), Edward Hagood (SF), John Snow (PF), Dorsey Cross (C) Roger Taylor, Scott Connery, David Woodward, George Neri | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (PG), Joseph Ton (SF), James Greenwald (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Bryan Dedmon, Richard Duvall, Thomas Wagner, David Sparling | |
| 11:00 | Albany | Tommie Cooper hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Snow | 66-53 |
| 10:42 | Butler | John Marotta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-53 |
| Subs | Albany | Charles Joiner (SG) Luis Sorrells | |
| Subs | Butler | Stanton Williams (SG) John Marotta | |
| 10:21 | Albany | John Snow clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 10:19 | Butler | James Greenwald grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-53 |
| 09:53 | Albany | The rebound goes to Edward Hagood | 66-53 |
| 09:48 | Albany | Tommie Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Robinson - foul #3 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Albany | Scott Connery (SF) Edward Hagood | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:48 | Albany | Tommie Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 09:48 | Albany | Tommie Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 09:36 | Butler | James Greenwald misses long on a runner near the basket | 68-53 |
| 09:35 | Albany | Tommie Cooper grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 09:28 | Albany | Thomas Robinson steals the ball from Charles Joiner | 68-53 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Stanton Williams comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 09:06 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to James Greenwald | 68-53 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Joseph Ton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-53 |
| Subs | Albany | Luis Sorrells (SG), David Woodward (PF) Charles Joiner, John Snow | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Thomas Wagner (C) Stanton Williams, Thomas Robinson | |
| 08:35 | Albany | David Woodward can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-53 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:13 | Butler | Pablo Baez connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Duvall | 68-55 |
| 07:55 | Albany | David Woodward misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on James Greenwald - foul #1 on James Greenwald, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Albany | Roger Taylor (PG), Charles Joiner (SG), Edward Hagood (SF), John Snow (PF) Tommie Cooper, Luis Sorrells, Scott Connery, Dorsey Cross | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), John Marotta (SF), David Sparling (C) Pablo Baez, Joseph Ton, James Greenwald | |
| 07:55 | Albany | David Woodward misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 07:55 | Albany | David Woodward misses the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 07:55 | Butler | David Sparling pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany 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 (-1) | |
| 07:37 | Butler | Thomas Wagner knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Bryan Dedmon and he's fouled by Edward Hagood - foul #3 on Edward Hagood, team foul #4 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Robinson (C) David Sparling | |
| 07:37 | Butler | Thomas Wagner misses the free throw | 68-57 |
| 07:37 | Albany | John Snow pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roger Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Joiner (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Hagood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Woodward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Marotta (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Albany | Charles Joiner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 07:23 | Albany | Roger Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 07:07 | Albany | Edward Hagood misses long on a 3 from straight away | 68-57 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Thomas Wagner comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 68-57 |
| 06:51 | Albany | Charles Joiner grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 06:39 | Albany | Charles Joiner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 06:37 | Albany | David Woodward tips it back up and in | 70-57 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Thomas Wagner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bryan Dedmon | 70-59 |
| 06:06 | Albany | Roger Taylor is hacked by John Marotta - foul #1 on John Marotta, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Albany | Luis Sorrells (SG), Scott Connery (SF), George Neri (PF), Dorsey Cross (C) Charles Joiner, Edward Hagood, John Snow, David Woodward | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (SG), Joseph Ton (SF), James Greenwald (PF), David Sparling (C) Richard Duvall, John Marotta, Thomas Wagner, Thomas Robinson | |
| 06:06 | Albany | Roger Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 06:06 | Butler | David Sparling snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Joseph Ton misses long on a shot from the right side | 70-59 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon hits the follow up shot | 70-61 |
| 05:19 | Albany | Scott Connery's pass is intercepted by James Greenwald | 70-61 |
| 05:03 | Butler | George Neri swats the short shot by Bryan Dedmon | 70-61 |
| 05:01 | Albany | Dorsey Cross snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 04:47 | Albany | Luis Sorrells is whistled for a carry | 70-61 |
| Subs | Albany | Tommie Cooper (PG), Charles Joiner (SG), John Snow (PF) Roger Taylor, Luis Sorrells, George Neri | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Thomas Robinson (C) Pablo Baez, David Sparling | |
| 04:30 | Butler | Thomas Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-61 |
| 04:09 | Albany | Charles Joiner misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Joseph Ton grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Thomas Robinson travels with the ball | 70-61 |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Hagood (SF) Scott Connery | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (PG) Bryan Dedmon | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Albany | Dorsey Cross makes the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Thomas Robinson - foul #4 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #8 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (SG), Thomas Wagner (PF) Richard Duvall, James Greenwald | |
| 03:25 | Albany | Dorsey Cross makes the free throw | 73-61 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Tommie Cooper (fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. SG - Charles Joiner (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Hagood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dorsey Cross (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Marotta (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-61 |
| 03:06 | Albany | Dorsey Cross gets the rebound | 73-61 |
| 03:02 | Albany | Charles Joiner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-61 |
| 03:00 | Albany | Dorsey Cross snags the offensive board | 73-61 |
| 02:41 | Albany | Tommie Cooper is fouled on the floor by Pablo Baez - foul #3 on Pablo Baez, team foul #9 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Albany | Scott Connery (SF), David Woodward (PF), George Neri (C) Edward Hagood, John Snow, Dorsey Cross | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), David Sparling (C) Joseph Ton, Thomas Robinson | |
| 02:41 | Albany | Tommie Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 02:41 | Albany | Tommie Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the board | 74-61 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-61 |
| 02:28 | Butler | John Marotta loses the dribble to David Woodward | 74-61 |
| 02:19 | Albany | Scott Connery knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Tommie Cooper | 76-61 |
| 02:01 | Butler | David Woodward steps in front of the Bryan Dedmon pass | 76-61 |
| 01:39 | Albany | George Neri's fadeaway is rejected by David Sparling | 76-61 |
| 01:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Sparling | 76-61 |
| 01:31 | Butler | David Sparling is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Sparling, team foul #10 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Albany | Roger Taylor (PG), Luis Sorrells (SG), Edward Hagood (SF) Tommie Cooper, Charles Joiner, Scott Connery | |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Foster (SF) Bryan Dedmon | |
| 01:07 | Albany | Luis Sorrells misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-61 |
| 01:06 | Albany | George Neri tips it but misses | 76-61 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Pablo Baez grabs the defensive rebound | 76-61 |
| 00:57 | Butler | John Marotta misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-61 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Thomas Wagner gets the offensive rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Butler | Pablo Baez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Albany | Luis Sorrells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-61 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Samuel Foster clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-61 |
| 00:22 | Albany | George Neri gets the rebound | 76-61 |
| 00:00 | Albany | Roger Taylor runs out the clock | 76-61 |