| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Bolander (fresh) PF - Michael Bax (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Palmer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 19:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Masio Abdallah | 23-34 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Landes | 25-34 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 19:10 | Butler | John Landes gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Adam Nall steps in front of the Michael Pantoja pass in the backcourt | 25-34 |
| 18:54 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 25-34 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Masio Abdallah pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:24 | Butler | James Fowler loses the dribble to Manuel Prater | 25-34 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall banks in the layup set up by Manuel Prater | 25-36 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Michael Pantoja hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Masio Abdallah | 27-36 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Michael Pantoja is called for the reach on Michael Bolander - foul #3 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF) Michael Pantoja, Masio Abdallah | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:43 | Notre Dame | John Landes takes the ball from Adam Nall | 27-36 |
| 17:20 | Butler | John Landes evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from close range set up by Dino Mazierski | 29-36 |
| 17:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax can't throw it down | 29-36 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax tips it but misses | 29-36 |
| 17:07 | Butler | John Landes snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 16:39 | Butler | John Landes buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Dino Mazierski | 31-36 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Brett Shepherd snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Dino Mazierski misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Landes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Prater (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bolander (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Bax (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Bax | 31-38 |
| 15:18 | Butler | The jump hook by James Fowler is blocked by Martin Palmer | 31-38 |
| 15:16 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 14:57 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 14:25 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander blows the layup | 31-38 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Brett Shepherd grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Brett Shepherd works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 13:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Dino Mazierski is called for the reach on Adam Nall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, John Landes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Keith Alexander (SF), Keith Liu (PF) Adam Nall, Michael Bolander, Michael Bax | |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Gallo is called for the reach on Keith Liu - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| 13:06 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer dunks the ball and he's fouled by Joey Welch - foul #2 on Joey Welch, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| 13:06 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer misses the free throw | 31-40 |
| 13:06 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 12:54 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu tips it back up and in | 31-42 |
| 12:25 | Butler | Keith Alexander picks off the pass by Larry Dean | 31-42 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander lays it up and in | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:05 | Butler | Michael Pantoja scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joey Welch | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joey Welch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Craig Fauntleroy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Prater (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Keith Liu (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Palmer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bax (PF) Keith Liu | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:36 | Butler | Masio Abdallah is hacked by Craig Fauntleroy - foul #1 on Craig Fauntleroy, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Butler | John Landes (C) Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG) Craig Fauntleroy | |
| 11:24 | Butler | Michael Bax takes the ball from James Fowler | 34-44 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax is hacked by James Fowler - foul #2 on James Fowler, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, John Landes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Michael Bolander (SF), Keith Liu (PF) Adam Nall, Keith Alexander, Michael Bax | |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 34-44 |
| 10:48 | Butler | Joey Welch grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-44 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Joey Welch misses the tip | 34-44 |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Joey Welch - foul #3 on Joey Welch, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), John Landes (C) Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Keith Alexander (SF) Craig Fauntleroy, Michael Bolander | |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Nall | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:31 | Butler | John Landes blows the layup | 34-47 |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Martin Palmer | 34-47 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander throws it down set up by Adam Nall | 34-49 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Joey Welch's floater is tipped away by Martin Palmer | 34-49 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Joey Welch misses the tip | 34-49 |
| 08:58 | Butler | John Landes hits the follow up shot | 36-49 |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Brett Shepherd snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-49 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Joey Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joey Welch (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Landes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Prater (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Liu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Palmer (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | Butler | John Landes is hacked by Martin Palmer during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Martin Palmer, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, John Landes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Michael Bolander (SF), Michael Bax (PF), Justin Colyer (C) Adam Nall, Keith Alexander, Keith Liu, Martin Palmer | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Masio Abdallah can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Craig Fauntleroy - foul #2 on Craig Fauntleroy, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Butler | John Landes (C) Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 07:25 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 07:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Larry Dean - foul #1 on Larry Dean, team foul #7 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG) Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG) Craig Fauntleroy | |
| 07:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 07:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:52 | Butler | John Landes is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 37-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, John Landes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG) Adam Nall | |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy is hacked by Michael Pantoja in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #8 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer (C) Justin Colyer | |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Michael Pantoja is hacked by Manuel Prater - foul #3 on Manuel Prater, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), John Landes (C) Larry Dean, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Justin Colyer (C) Craig Fauntleroy, Martin Palmer | |
| 06:13 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger connects on the open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Masio Abdallah | 39-53 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-53 |
| 05:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Landes | 39-53 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Masio Abdallah evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 05:48 | Butler | John Landes misses the tip | 39-53 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Masio Abdallah snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 05:23 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Justin Colyer | 39-53 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-53 |
| 05:03 | Butler | John Landes gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Michael Bolander denies the turnaround by John Landes | 39-53 |
| 04:53 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Michael Bax | 39-53 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander buries a floater in the lane | 39-55 |
| 04:25 | Butler | James Fowler is fouled on the floor by Manuel Prater - foul #4 on Manuel Prater, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Masio Abdallah, Douglas Ensminger, John Landes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Martin Palmer (C) Adam Nall, Justin Colyer | |
| 04:13 | Butler | Larry Dean can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-55 |
| 04:12 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo tips it home | 41-55 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander lays it up and in on a great pass from Craig Fauntleroy | 41-57 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joey Welch (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Craig Fauntleroy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Prater (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Bolander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Bax (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Martin Palmer (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Larry Dean | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-57 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG) Craig Fauntleroy | |
| 02:51 | Butler | Larry Dean misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo grabs the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:42 | Butler | Larry Dean clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-57 |
| 02:41 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Manuel Prater | 43-60 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Larry Dean makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-60 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax tips it in | 46-62 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Brett Shepherd drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joey Welch | 48-62 |
| 01:16 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-62 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Joey Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Dino Mazierski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-62 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo snags the offensive board | 48-62 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Brett Shepherd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Larry Dean steps in front of the Michael Bolander pass | 48-62 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Larry Dean hits the finger roll | 50-62 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall runs out the clock | 50-62 |