| Lineup | Denver | PG - Danny Goodwill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rod Roessler (fresh) PF - James Villeneuve (fresh) C - Shane Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Rod Roessler inbounds the ball | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Denver | James Villeneuve makes the floater from the right block | 27-37 |
| 19:31 | Butler | James Greenwald's pass is intercepted by Shane Godfrey | 27-37 |
| 19:15 | Denver | Shane Godfrey misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 27-37 |
| 19:13 | Denver | Rod Roessler snags the offensive board | 27-37 |
| 18:58 | Denver | Danny Goodwill loses the ball out of bounds | 27-37 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Thomas Robinson buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Dedmon | 27-39 |
| 18:19 | Denver | Rod Roessler is hacked by Bryan Dedmon - foul #2 on Bryan Dedmon, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 18:09 | Denver | Danny Goodwill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Joseph Ton snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 17:58 | Butler | Richard Duvall banks in the layup set up by James Greenwald | 27-41 |
| 17:37 | Denver | Shane Godfrey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 17:36 | Denver | Rod Roessler gets the offensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 17:19 | Denver | Robert Allen drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Danny Goodwill | 30-41 |
| 17:14 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Duvall and the foul's on Danny Goodwill - foul #3 on Danny Goodwill, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Haggerty (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Larry Forest (SF), Earl Howell (PF), Kofi Real (C) Danny Goodwill, Robert Allen, Rod Roessler, James Villeneuve, Shane Godfrey | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (SG), John Marotta (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF), David Sparling (C) Richard Duvall, Joseph Ton, James Greenwald, Thomas Robinson | |
| 17:14 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| 16:50 | Denver | Larry Forest clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-44 |
| 16:49 | Butler | David Sparling grabs the defensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Larry Forest steps in front of the Bryan Dedmon pass | 30-44 |
| 16:11 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 15:54 | Butler | Larry Forest is called for the reach on Bryan Dedmon - foul #2 on Larry Forest, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Goodwill (PG), Shane Godfrey (C) Joseph Clark, Kofi Real | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Joseph Ton (SF), James Greenwald (PF) Bryan Dedmon, John Marotta, David Sparling | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Danny Goodwill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Haggerty (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Forest (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Howell (fresh) C - Shane Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Butler | Thomas Wagner clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 15:32 | Denver | Earl Howell pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 15:25 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-44 |
| 15:23 | Butler | Joseph Ton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 15:18 | Butler | Richard Duvall is hacked by Bradley Haggerty - foul #3 on Bradley Haggerty, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Allen (SG), James Villeneuve (PF) Bradley Haggerty, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Robinson (C) Thomas Wagner | |
| 14:57 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 14:55 | Denver | James Villeneuve pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 14:37 | Denver | Shane Godfrey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 14:35 | Butler | James Greenwald snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Thomas Robinson hits a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by James Villeneuve - foul #2 on James Villeneuve, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Rod Roessler (SF), Earl Howell (C) Larry Forest, Shane Godfrey | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG) Richard Duvall | |
| 14:23 | Butler | Thomas Robinson makes the free throw | 32-47 |
| 14:01 | Denver | Thomas Robinson steals the ball from James Villeneuve | 32-47 |
| 13:45 | Butler | James Greenwald misses the lay-in | 32-47 |
| 13:43 | Denver | James Villeneuve gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 13:37 | Denver | Rod Roessler's pass is intercepted by Pablo Baez | 32-47 |
| 13:34 | Butler | Joseph Ton can't finish the layup | 32-47 |
| 13:32 | Denver | Rod Roessler grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 13:17 | Denver | James Villeneuve hits the finger roll on a great pass from Danny Goodwill | 34-47 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 13:01 | Denver | James Villeneuve grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 12:49 | Denver | Thomas Robinson blocks the jumper by James Villeneuve | 34-47 |
| 12:48 | Denver | Earl Howell tips it in | 36-47 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Joseph Ton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 12:25 | Butler | James Greenwald grabs the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Thomas Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Haggerty (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Larry Forest (SF), Albert Sperberg (PF), Shane Godfrey (C) Danny Goodwill, Robert Allen, Rod Roessler, James Villeneuve, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), John Marotta (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF), David Sparling (C) Pablo Baez, Joseph Ton, James Greenwald, Thomas Robinson | |
| 11:43 | Denver | Joseph Clark misses badly on a floater from the left side | 36-47 |
| 11:41 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the board | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bradley Haggerty (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Forest (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Sperberg (fresh) C - Shane Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Marotta (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Sparling (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Butler | Richard Duvall misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 11:27 | Denver | Larry Forest pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 11:21 | Denver | Shane Godfrey clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by David Sparling - foul #1 on David Sparling, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| 11:21 | Denver | Shane Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 11:21 | Denver | Shane Godfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-47 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Thomas Wagner snags the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 11:01 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-47 |
| 10:36 | Denver | Albert Sperberg clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 10:35 | Denver | Shane Godfrey gets the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 10:30 | Denver | Shane Godfrey connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by David Sparling - foul #2 on David Sparling, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Foster (SF) Bryan Dedmon | |
| 10:30 | Denver | Shane Godfrey makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:07 | Butler | Richard Duvall connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Marotta | 41-50 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Albert Sperberg is hacked by Thomas Wagner - foul #2 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Allen (SG), Rod Roessler (SF), Earl Howell (PF) Joseph Clark, Larry Forest, Albert Sperberg | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (PG), Joseph Ton (SF) John Marotta, David Sparling | |
| 09:45 | Denver | Robert Allen misses the shot from the left side | 41-50 |
| 09:43 | Butler | Samuel Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Joseph Ton hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Foster | 41-52 |
| 09:04 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty drills a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Allen | 43-52 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Pablo Baez loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Goodwill (PG), James Villeneuve (PF) Bradley Haggerty, Shane Godfrey | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), James Greenwald (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Richard Duvall, Thomas Wagner, Samuel Foster | |
| 08:48 | Denver | Danny Goodwill hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Thomas Robinson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 46-52 |
| 08:32 | Butler | James Greenwald pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 08:20 | Butler | James Greenwald tips it but misses | 46-52 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Thomas Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:03 | Butler | James Villeneuve swats the short shot by James Greenwald | 46-52 |
| 08:01 | Denver | Danny Goodwill gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:54 | Denver | The short jumper by James Villeneuve is denied by James Greenwald | 46-52 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Thomas Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Pablo Baez clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Earl Howell - foul #3 on Earl Howell, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Haggerty (SG), Larry Forest (SF), Shane Godfrey (C) Robert Allen, Rod Roessler, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:38 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Pablo Baez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Danny Goodwill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Haggerty (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Forest (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Villeneuve (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Godfrey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Denver | Danny Goodwill clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-53 |
| 07:23 | Butler | Pablo Baez gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Thomas Robinson's layup is rejected by Shane Godfrey | 46-53 |
| 07:09 | Denver | James Villeneuve snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 06:53 | Denver | James Villeneuve misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Joseph Ton gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 06:46 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 46-53 |
| 06:45 | Denver | Larry Forest gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 06:31 | Denver | Larry Forest clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-53 |
| 06:30 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty tips it back up and in | 48-53 |
| 06:09 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 06:07 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Villeneuve | 48-53 |
| 05:52 | Denver | Danny Goodwill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Greenwald - foul #2 on James Greenwald, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Earl Howell (PF), Kofi Real (C) James Villeneuve, Shane Godfrey | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), John Marotta (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF), David Sparling (C) Pablo Baez, Joseph Ton, James Greenwald, Thomas Robinson | |
| 05:52 | Denver | Danny Goodwill makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:52 | Denver | Danny Goodwill makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Richard Duvall is fouled on the floor by Earl Howell - foul #4 on Earl Howell, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Allen (SG) Bradley Haggerty | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:18 | Butler | Thomas Wagner is fouled on the floor by Earl Howell - foul #5 on Earl Howell, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Clark (SF), Albert Sperberg (PF) Larry Forest, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Foster (SF) Bryan Dedmon | |
| 05:18 | Butler | Thomas Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Thomas Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:00 | Denver | Robert Allen misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 04:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Samuel Foster | 50-55 |
| 04:56 | Butler | John Marotta loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-55 |
| 04:40 | Denver | Joseph Clark connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Sperberg | 52-55 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Richard Duvall knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Wagner | 52-58 |
| 04:29 | Denver | Danny Goodwill scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Thomas Wagner buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by John Marotta | 54-60 |
| 04:00 | Denver | Danny Goodwill misses the fadeaway from the left side | 54-60 |
| 03:58 | Denver | Joseph Clark hits the follow up shot | 56-60 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Albert Sperberg steals the ball from Thomas Wagner | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Danny Goodwill (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Albert Sperberg (fresh) C - Kofi Real (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Marotta (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David Sparling (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Denver | Albert Sperberg connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Thomas Wagner - foul #3 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Haggerty (PG), Larry Forest (SF), Shane Godfrey (C) Danny Goodwill, Joseph Clark, Kofi Real | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), Pablo Baez (SG), Joseph Ton (SF), James Greenwald (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) John Marotta, Richard Duvall, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner, David Sparling | |
| 03:15 | Denver | Albert Sperberg makes the free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:53 | Butler | Joseph Ton scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Bryan Dedmon and the foul's on Larry Forest - foul #3 on Larry Forest, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Rod Roessler (SF), James Villeneuve (PF) Robert Allen, Albert Sperberg | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:53 | Butler | Joseph Ton makes the free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:37 | Denver | James Villeneuve scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Forest and he's hacked by James Greenwald - foul #3 on James Greenwald, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 02:37 | Denver | James Villeneuve makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:23 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 02:22 | Denver | Shane Godfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:02 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Clark (SG) Larry Forest | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG) Pablo Baez | |
| 01:55 | Butler | Thomas Robinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 62-63 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Joseph Ton tips it back up and in | 62-65 |
| 01:53 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Goodwill (PG), Robert Allen (SG) Bradley Haggerty, Joseph Clark | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:36 | Denver | James Villeneuve misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 01:34 | Denver | James Villeneuve tips it but misses | 62-65 |
| 01:33 | Denver | James Villeneuve grabs the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 01:18 | Denver | Robert Allen connects on the runner in the lane | 64-65 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Duvall | 64-68 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Robert Allen is hacked by Thomas Robinson - foul #1 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #8 | 64-68 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Robert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Robert Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Butler | James Greenwald comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 66-68 |
| 00:28 | Denver | Rod Roessler grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Rod Roessler misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Robinson - foul #2 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Rod Roessler misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Rod Roessler makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Danny Goodwill is called for the reach on Bryan Dedmon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Goodwill, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:02 | Denver | James Villeneuve clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 00:01 | Butler | James Greenwald grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 00:00 | Butler | James Greenwald runs out the clock | 67-70 |