| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Landes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Masio Abdallah inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Larry Dean misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Lee - foul #1 on Jerry Lee, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (PF) Gabriel Gallo | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Larry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Larry Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Larry Dean pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Joey Welch is fouled on the floor by Bill Greenman - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Michael Pantoja scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joey Welch | 26-28 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is hacked by Joey Welch - foul #1 on Joey Welch, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF) Joey Welch | |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Bill Greenman blocks the jumper by Masio Abdallah | 26-28 |
| 17:51 | Butler | John Landes grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Masio Abdallah connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Pantoja | 26-30 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bill Greenman | 29-30 |
| 17:05 | Butler | John Landes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Gallo | 29-30 |
| 16:33 | Butler | John Landes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 29-30 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Jon Carnahan is blocked by John Landes | 29-30 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman can't tip it in | 29-30 |
| 16:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Masio Abdallah | 29-30 |
| 15:38 | Butler | John Landes is denied on a dunk by Bill Greenman | 29-30 |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Landes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 31-30 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-30 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Gabriel Gallo - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (PF) Gabriel Gallo | |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 14:31 | Butler | John Landes grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-30 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nicholas Pegg | 32-30 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Johnson | 35-30 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Michael Pantoja comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-30 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jerry Lee | 38-30 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Larry Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson's pass is intercepted by Michael Pantoja in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| 12:13 | Butler | John Landes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 12:11 | Butler | Michael Pantoja grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the shot from close range | 38-30 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 11:22 | Butler | John Landes gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Larry Dean (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Masio Abdallah (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Landes (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 10:59 | Butler | Masio Abdallah hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-30 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Larry Dean snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Nicholas Pegg steals the ball from Masio Abdallah | 38-30 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Pegg | 41-30 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Michael Pantoja hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-30 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | John Jackson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent tips it back up and in | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:16 | Butler | John Landes knocks in the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF) Michael Pantoja | |
| 09:16 | Butler | John Landes makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 43-33 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the follow up shot | 45-33 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo grabs the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 08:10 | Butler | John Landes clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Bill Greenman - foul #3 on Bill Greenman, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| 08:10 | Butler | John Landes makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 08:10 | Butler | John Landes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is hacked by Joey Welch - foul #2 on Joey Welch, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG) Joey Welch | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Larry Dean (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Masio Abdallah (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Landes (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:00 | Butler | John Landes buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Pantoja | 47-37 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant clanks a shot from close range | 47-37 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Michael Pantoja scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is hacked by John Landes - foul #3 on John Landes, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Eldridge Kent (SF), Jerry Lee (C) Richard Johnson, Bill Greenman, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Jackson | 50-40 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-40 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Gabriel Gallo steals it from Jerry Lee | 50-40 |
| 05:01 | Butler | The short jumper by John Landes is denied by Eldridge Kent | 50-40 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | John Landes is called for the reach on Eldridge Kent - foul #4 on John Landes, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (PF) Gabriel Gallo | |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee tips it in | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:57 | Butler | Larry Dean drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Pantoja | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 03:37 | Butler | Joey Welch gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 03:20 | Butler | Jon Carnahan blocks the short jumper by John Landes | 52-42 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Larry Dean (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Masio Abdallah (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Landes (tired) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Joey Welch steals it from Nicholas Pegg | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Butler | Michael Pantoja can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Masio Abdallah tips it back up and in | 52-44 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee buries a jumper from the left block set up by Nicholas Pegg | 54-44 |
| 02:10 | Butler | Larry Dean comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Masio Abdallah can't tip it in | 54-44 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jerry Lee | 54-44 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is hacked by John Landes - foul #5 on John Landes, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Bill Greenman (SF) Nicholas Pegg, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Michael Pantoja, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Gallo - foul #2 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Dino Mazierski's pass is intercepted by Patrick Grant | 56-44 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant lays it in set up by Richard Johnson and he's fouled by Larry Dean - foul #2 on Larry Dean, team foul #8 | 58-44 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Butler | Larry Dean can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 00:38 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Shepherd | 59-44 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Joey Welch is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Joey Welch, team foul #9 | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Dino Mazierski picks off the pass by Bill Greenman | 59-44 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Dino Mazierski misses the easy layup | 59-44 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson runs out the clock | 59-44 |