| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Street (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Marquis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Ashley (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Thomas Adams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Westfall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Joseph Ton inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Butler | James Greenwald misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-27 |
| 19:46 | Butler | Thomas Robinson tips it home | 37-29 |
| 19:28 | Valparaiso | Michael Street is hacked by Richard Duvall - foul #1 on Richard Duvall, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Conner (C) Thomas Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:13 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall misses the floater from the right block | 37-29 |
| 19:12 | Butler | James Greenwald pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Eddie Ashley is called for the reach on Richard Duvall - foul #1 on Eddie Ashley, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Thomas Adams (PF) Michael Conner | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:50 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 18:49 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Michael Street | 37-29 |
| 18:33 | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 18:31 | Butler | James Greenwald snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Thomas Robinson lays it in set up by Richard Duvall | 37-31 |
| 17:57 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Westfall | 40-31 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Richard Duvall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Joseph Ton grabs the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:20 | Butler | James Greenwald comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 40-31 |
| 17:18 | Butler | Thomas Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:03 | Butler | James Greenwald knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Bryan Dedmon | 40-33 |
| 16:34 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 16:33 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Adams | 40-33 |
| 16:06 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley makes the shot from the left block set up by Michael Street | 42-33 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Thomas Robinson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Street (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Marquis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Ashley (fairly fresh) 22 pts. PF - Thomas Adams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Westfall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Greenwald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Adams | 44-35 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Thomas Robinson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 15:14 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Brian Westfall | 44-35 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 46-35 |
| 14:32 | Butler | James Greenwald is hacked by Thomas Adams - foul #2 on Thomas Adams, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Sanders (SF), Joe Reese (PF), Michael Conner (C) Michael Street, Thomas Adams, Brian Westfall | |
| 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 | |
| 14:18 | Butler | Eddie Ashley picks off the pass by Pablo Baez | 46-35 |
| 13:58 | Valparaiso | Michael Conner's pass is intercepted by Thomas Wagner | 46-35 |
| 13:35 | Butler | John Marotta misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-35 |
| 13:33 | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:06 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Eddie Ashley is blocked by David Sparling | 46-35 |
| 13:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Sparling | 46-35 |
| 12:55 | Butler | John Marotta is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Marotta, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall (PF) Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), Joseph Ton (SF) John Marotta, Samuel Foster | |
| 12:31 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Pablo Baez - foul #1 on Pablo Baez, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Street (PG), Richard Schafer (SG) Daniel Marquis, Robert Sanders | |
| Subs | Butler | James Greenwald (PF) David Sparling | |
| 12:31 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 12:31 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 48-35 |
| 12:06 | Butler | James Greenwald tips it home | 48-37 |
| 11:46 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley misses the jumpshot from the left side | 48-37 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Street (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Schafer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Ashley (tiring) 22 pts. PF - Brian Westfall (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Conner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Street - foul #3 on Michael Street, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis (SG), Robert Sanders (SF) Michael Street, Richard Schafer | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Thomas Robinson (C) Pablo Baez, Thomas Wagner | |
| 11:25 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:25 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:05 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall misses the dunk but he's fouled by Richard Duvall - foul #2 on Richard Duvall, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| 11:05 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:05 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Richard Duvall scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Ton | 50-42 |
| 10:19 | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis is fouled on the floor by Richard Duvall - foul #3 on Richard Duvall, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Street (PG), Joe Reese (PF) Robert Sanders, Brian Westfall | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF) Joseph Ton, James Greenwald | |
| 10:03 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 10:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Robinson | 50-42 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 09:45 | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 09:25 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese is hacked by Thomas Robinson - foul #1 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer (SG), Brian Westfall (C) Daniel Marquis, Michael Conner | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:03 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 09:02 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:47 | Valparaiso | Michael Street hits the finger roll | 52-42 |
| 08:28 | Butler | Thomas Robinson blows the layup but he's hacked by Eddie Ashley - foul #2 on Eddie Ashley, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis (SG), Robert Sanders (SF), Thomas Adams (PF) Michael Street, Richard Schafer, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (SG), Joseph Ton (SF), James Greenwald (PF) Richard Duvall, John Marotta, Thomas Wagner | |
| 08:28 | Butler | Thomas Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:28 | Butler | Thomas Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:01 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Sanders | 54-43 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Eddie Ashley steps in front of the James Greenwald pass | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Eddie Ashley (tiring) 24 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Marquis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sanders (fresh) PF - Thomas Adams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Westfall (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Valparaiso | Bryan Dedmon is called for the reach on Thomas Adams - foul #3 on Bryan Dedmon, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Street (PG), Richard Schafer (SG) Daniel Marquis, Robert Sanders | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Thomas Wagner (C) Bryan Dedmon, Thomas Robinson | |
| 07:20 | Valparaiso | Thomas Adams makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:20 | Valparaiso | Thomas Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:20 | Butler | James Greenwald pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Joseph Ton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 07:14 | Butler | James Greenwald gets the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Pablo Baez is hacked by Eddie Ashley - foul #3 on Eddie Ashley, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Sanders (SF), Michael Conner (C) Eddie Ashley, Thomas Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:50 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 06:48 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Robert Sanders | 55-43 |
| 06:44 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall's floater is tipped away by Thomas Wagner | 55-43 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 06:23 | Butler | James Greenwald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-43 |
| 06:21 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Richard Schafer | 55-43 |
| 05:55 | Valparaiso | Joseph Ton steals it from Robert Sanders | 55-43 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Richard Duvall lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Ton | 55-45 |
| 05:23 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Michael Street and he's fouled by Pablo Baez - foul #2 on Pablo Baez, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis (SG), Eddie Ashley (SF), Thomas Adams (PF) Richard Schafer, Robert Sanders, Michael Conner | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), David Sparling (C) Richard Duvall, Thomas Wagner | |
| 05:23 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:59 | Butler | Thomas Adams is called for the reach on James Greenwald - foul #3 on Thomas Adams, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joe Reese (PF), Michael Conner (C) Thomas Adams, Brian Westfall | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Robinson (C) James Greenwald | |
| 04:49 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Eddie Ashley - foul #4 on Eddie Ashley, team foul #7 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall (C) Michael Conner | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:49 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 04:29 | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 04:07 | Butler | David Sparling makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Pablo Baez | 60-49 |
| 03:47 | Valparaiso | David Sparling steals it from Eddie Ashley | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Butler | Thomas Robinson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 60-49 |
| 03:33 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Street (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Marquis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Ashley (tiring) 24 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Joe Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Westfall (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Pablo Baez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Ton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Sparling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Ton - foul #1 on Joseph Ton, team foul #9 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer (SG), Robert Sanders (SF), Thomas Adams (PF), Michael Conner (C) Michael Street, Daniel Marquis, Joe Reese, Brian Westfall | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), John Marotta (SF), James Greenwald (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) Pablo Baez, Joseph Ton, David Sparling, Thomas Robinson | |
| 03:10 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 03:10 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Thomas Wagner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-49 |
| 02:55 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 02:51 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Sanders | 65-49 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Richard Duvall misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 02:42 | Valparaiso | Robert Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 02:20 | Valparaiso | Robert Sanders misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Thomas Wagner gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Thomas Wagner clanks a floater from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Thomas Wagner tips it back up and in | 65-51 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley is hacked by Bryan Dedmon - foul #4 on Bryan Dedmon, team foul #10 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joe Reese (PF) Thomas Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (PG), Samuel Foster (SF), David Sparling (C) Bryan Dedmon, Richard Duvall, James Greenwald | |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 01:20 | Butler | Pablo Baez scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Michael Conner - foul #1 on Michael Conner, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Street (PG) Eddie Ashley | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:20 | Butler | Pablo Baez makes the free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:57 | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer comes up short on the runner near the basket | 67-54 |
| 00:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Sparling | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Butler | David Sparling comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Conner - foul #2 on Michael Conner, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| 00:49 | Butler | David Sparling misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:49 | Butler | David Sparling makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer dunks the ball set up by Michael Street | 69-55 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Pablo Baez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-55 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Michael Street runs out the clock | 69-55 |