| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Luis Medlock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christian Pehrson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Archer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Cummingham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Coppin State | David Stewart inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Coppin State | David Stewart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Thomas Robinson grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon misses long on a shot in the lane | 35-30 |
| 19:14 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 19:08 | Coppin State | David Stewart comes up short on the floater from the left side | 35-30 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Richard Duvall snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:47 | Butler | James Greenwald is whistled for a carry | 35-30 |
| 18:35 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-30 |
| 18:33 | Coppin State | Robert Archer grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:14 | Coppin State | Robert Archer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 18:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joseph Ton | 35-30 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Richard Duvall can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-30 |
| 17:53 | Coppin State | Robert Archer snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 17:46 | Coppin State | David Stewart knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Christian Pehrson | 35-32 |
| 17:26 | Butler | James Greenwald misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Thomas Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Thomas Robinson misses the driving attempt in the lane | 35-32 |
| 17:12 | Coppin State | David Stewart gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:06 | Coppin State | Christian Pehrson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (SG), John Marotta (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF), David Sparling (C) Richard Duvall, Joseph Ton, James Greenwald, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Charlie Hendershot (SG), John Smith (PF), Daniel Sheehan (C) Christian Pehrson, Robert Archer, Louis Cummingham | |
| 16:47 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Luis Medlock - foul #2 on Luis Medlock, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Ager (PG) Luis Medlock | |
| 16:47 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:47 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:22 | Coppin State | John Ager is fouled on the floor by Bryan Dedmon - foul #2 on Bryan Dedmon, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Foster (SF) Bryan Dedmon | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 16:12 | Coppin State | Charlie Hendershot is hacked by John Marotta - foul #1 on John Marotta, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ton (SF) Samuel Foster | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 15:55 | Coppin State | David Stewart misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-32 |
| 15:53 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan snags the offensive board | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Marotta (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Sparling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - John Ager (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Hendershot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Sheehan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 15:37 | Butler | Thomas Wagner gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:16 | Butler | David Sparling scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Marotta | 39-32 |
| 15:04 | Coppin State | Charlie Hendershot misses short on a floater in the lane | 39-32 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:50 | Butler | David Sparling loses the ball out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), Richard Duvall (SG), James Greenwald (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Pablo Baez, John Marotta, Thomas Wagner, David Sparling | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Luis Medlock (PG), Christian Pehrson (SG), Robert Archer (SF), James Smith (PF), Louis Cummingham (C) John Ager, Charlie Hendershot, David Stewart, John Smith, Daniel Sheehan | |
| 14:32 | Coppin State | James Smith is called for a charge - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Foster (SF) Joseph Ton | |
| Subs | Coppin State | David Stewart (SF) James Smith | |
| 14:23 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Samuel Foster grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Thomas Robinson misses long on a floater in the lane | 39-32 |
| 14:00 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Louis Cummingham | 39-32 |
| 13:55 | Coppin State | David Stewart is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Stewart, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan (PF) David Stewart | |
| 13:45 | Butler | Samuel Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| 13:18 | Coppin State | Luis Medlock scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Daniel Sheehan | 39-35 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Foster | 41-35 |
| 12:46 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Christian Pehrson | 41-37 |
| 12:28 | Butler | Samuel Foster connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Duvall | 44-37 |
| 12:21 | Coppin State | Luis Medlock is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (SG), Joseph Ton (SF), Thomas Wagner (C) Richard Duvall, Samuel Foster, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | David Stewart (SF), John Smith (PF) Robert Archer, Daniel Sheehan | |
| 12:07 | Butler | Joseph Ton is fouled on the floor by Louis Cummingham - foul #1 on Louis Cummingham, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Butler | David Sparling (C) James Greenwald | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Charlie Hendershot (SG) Christian Pehrson | |
| 12:02 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Thomas Wagner gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 11:40 | Butler | Joseph Ton connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Pablo Baez | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Sparling (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Luis Medlock (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charlie Hendershot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Cummingham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Coppin State | Luis Medlock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG) Pablo Baez | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Ager (PG), Robert Archer (PF) Luis Medlock, Louis Cummingham | |
| 10:51 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Joseph Ton tips it back up and in | 48-37 |
| 10:35 | Coppin State | The jump hook by Charlie Hendershot is blocked by Thomas Wagner | 48-37 |
| 10:34 | Butler | David Sparling snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Thomas Wagner makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Duvall and he's hacked by Robert Archer - foul #2 on Robert Archer, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (PG), Thomas Robinson (C) Bryan Dedmon, David Sparling | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Luis Medlock (PG), Christian Pehrson (SG), Daniel Sheehan (C) John Ager, Charlie Hendershot, David Stewart | |
| 10:09 | Butler | Thomas Wagner misses the free throw | 50-37 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Thomas Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Thomas Robinson is fouled on the floor by Luis Medlock - foul #3 on Luis Medlock, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Butler | James Greenwald (PF) Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 09:35 | Butler | James Greenwald knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Pablo Baez | 52-37 |
| 09:11 | Coppin State | Richard Duvall takes the ball from Luis Medlock | 52-37 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Thomas Robinson connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by James Greenwald | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:37 | Coppin State | Richard Duvall takes the ball from Luis Medlock | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:23 | Butler | Thomas Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-37 |
| 08:21 | Coppin State | Luis Medlock grabs the defensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 08:16 | Coppin State | Christian Pehrson comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Richard Duvall - foul #2 on Richard Duvall, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), John Marotta (SF) Richard Duvall, Joseph Ton | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Ager (PG), David Stewart (SF), Louis Cummingham (C) Luis Medlock, Robert Archer, John Smith | |
| 08:16 | Coppin State | Christian Pehrson makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:16 | Coppin State | Christian Pehrson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Pablo Baez drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Bryan Dedmon and he's fouled by Daniel Sheehan - foul #1 on Daniel Sheehan, team foul #7 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | James Smith (PF) Daniel Sheehan | |
| 07:53 | Butler | Pablo Baez makes the free throw | 57-39 |
| 07:37 | Coppin State | David Stewart comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-39 |
| 07:36 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham grabs the offensive board | 57-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Marotta (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - John Ager (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christian Pehrson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 4 pf. C - Louis Cummingham (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Coppin State | Christian Pehrson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Wagner (C) Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Luis Medlock (PG), Charlie Hendershot (SG) John Ager, Christian Pehrson | |
| 06:51 | Butler | Luis Medlock steps in front of the Bryan Dedmon pass | 57-39 |
| 06:47 | Coppin State | Luis Medlock lays it up and in | 57-41 |
| 06:30 | Butler | Luis Medlock is called for the reach on John Marotta - foul #4 on Luis Medlock, team foul #8 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ton (SF), David Sparling (C) Pablo Baez, James Greenwald | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan (SF) David Stewart | |
| 06:30 | Butler | John Marotta makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 06:30 | Butler | John Marotta makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 06:16 | Coppin State | Luis Medlock's floater is tipped away by David Sparling | 59-41 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Thomas Wagner snags the defensive board | 59-41 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon connects on the jumper in the paint set up by David Sparling and he's fouled by Luis Medlock - foul #5 on Luis Medlock, team foul #9 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG) John Marotta | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Ager (PG), Christian Pehrson (SG), Robert Archer (SF) Luis Medlock, Charlie Hendershot, Daniel Sheehan | |
| 06:10 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon makes the free throw | 62-41 |
| 05:54 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-41 |
| 05:53 | Butler | Thomas Wagner pulls down the rebound | 62-41 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Joseph Ton drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bryan Dedmon | 64-41 |
| 05:23 | Coppin State | James Smith loses the dribble to David Sparling | 64-41 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Wagner | 66-41 |
| 04:55 | Coppin State | Christian Pehrson scores on a fadeaway from close range | 66-43 |
| 04:29 | Butler | David Sparling hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 66-43 |
| 04:27 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Robert Archer | 66-43 |
| 04:22 | Coppin State | James Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Wagner - foul #1 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #4 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (PG), Stanton Williams (SG), John Marotta (SF), Samuel Foster (PF) Bryan Dedmon, Richard Duvall, Joseph Ton, David Sparling | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Charlie Hendershot (SG), John Smith (SF), Daniel Sheehan (C) Christian Pehrson, Robert Archer, Louis Cummingham | |
| 04:22 | Coppin State | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 04:22 | Coppin State | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 04:00 | Butler | John Marotta misses the floater from the free throw line | 66-45 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Stanton Williams grabs the offensive board | 66-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Samuel Foster connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Pablo Baez and the foul's on James Smith - foul #5 on James Smith, team foul #10 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert Archer (PF) James Smith | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Samuel Foster makes the free throw | 69-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanton Williams (fresh) 3 reb. SF - John Marotta (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - John Ager (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Hendershot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Archer (fresh) 5 reb. C - Daniel Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Coppin State | Charlie Hendershot can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-45 |
| 03:18 | Coppin State | John Ager hits the follow up shot | 69-47 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-47 |
| 02:56 | Coppin State | Robert Archer grabs the defensive rebound | 69-47 |
| 02:52 | Coppin State | John Ager hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Stanton Williams - foul #1 on Stanton Williams, team foul #5 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Butler | David Sparling (PF) Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 02:52 | Coppin State | John Ager misses the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 02:52 | Coppin State | John Ager makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 02:26 | Butler | David Sparling hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Marotta and he's fouled by Daniel Sheehan - foul #2 on Daniel Sheehan, team foul #11 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Wagner (C) John Marotta | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Duane Stuart (PG) John Ager | |
| 02:26 | Butler | David Sparling makes the free throw | 72-48 |
| 02:03 | Coppin State | Duane Stuart drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Charlie Hendershot | 72-50 |
| 01:48 | Butler | David Sparling can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-50 |
| 01:46 | Butler | Stanton Williams tips it but misses | 72-50 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Samuel Foster hits the follow up shot | 74-50 |
| 01:27 | Coppin State | Duane Stuart drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Charlie Hendershot | 74-52 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Samuel Foster misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 74-52 |
| 01:06 | Coppin State | Robert Archer pulls down the rebound | 74-52 |
| 00:59 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Wagner - foul #2 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #6 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (SG) Stanton Williams | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Ager (PG) Duane Stuart | |
| 00:59 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 00:59 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan misses the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| 00:59 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the board | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Butler | John Marotta is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Marotta, team foul #7 | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Archer and he's hacked by David Sparling - foul #1 on David Sparling, team foul #8 | 74-55 |
| 00:26 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan misses the free throw | 74-55 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the board | 74-55 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Pablo Baez runs out the clock | 74-55 |