| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Weber (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Vincent Kellam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Szopinski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brandon Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Romo (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | John Weber inbounds the ball | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Butler | John Weber makes the jump hook from the right block | 47-26 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Saint Louis | Andrew Szopinski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Andrew Szopinski, team foul #1 | 47-26 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Mark Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-26 |
| 19:30 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Brandon Ray | 47-26 |
| 19:25 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Schantz - foul #1 on Richard Schantz, team foul #1 | 47-26 |
| 19:25 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam makes the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 19:25 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam misses the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the defensive rebound | 47-27 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Eric Furlow connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Williams | 50-27 |
| 18:50 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Andrew Szopinski | 50-30 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Mark Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Vincent Kellam - foul #3 on Vincent Kellam, team foul #2 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman (PG) Vincent Kellam | |
| 18:32 | Butler | Mark Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-30 |
| 18:25 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Brandon Ray and he's fouled by Richard Schantz - foul #2 on Richard Schantz, team foul #2 | 52-32 |
| 18:25 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin misses the free throw | 52-32 |
| 18:25 | Butler | The rebound goes to Eric Furlow | 52-32 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 18:06 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 17:52 | Saint Louis | Mark Williams steals it from Robert Romo | 52-32 |
| 17:36 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-32 |
| 17:35 | Saint Louis | Brandon Ray pulls down the rebound | 52-32 |
| 17:28 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Williams - foul #2 on Mark Williams, team foul #3 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (C) Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Stroman (SG), Christopher Macdonald (C) Andrew Szopinski, Robert Romo | |
| 17:28 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman misses the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 17:28 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Eric Furlow comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-33 |
| 17:13 | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:02 | Saint Louis | William Stroman is whistled for a carry | 52-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG), Marcus Craig (SF) Mark Williams, John Weber | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Mario Mellon (PF), Richard Nygaard (C) Brandon Ray, Charles Calvin | |
| 16:40 | Butler | Eric Furlow buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Turpin | 54-33 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:27 | Saint Louis | William Stroman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mario Mellon | 54-36 |
| 16:12 | Butler | Michael McCade knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Marcus Craig and he's hacked by Mario Mellon - foul #1 on Mario Mellon, team foul #3 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (SG), Walter Ewing (C) Eric Furlow, Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Andrew Szopinski (SG), Robert Romo (C) William Stroman, Richard Nygaard | |
| 16:12 | Butler | Michael McCade makes the free throw | 57-36 |
| 15:53 | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by John Fuhrman | 57-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph King (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marcus Craig (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael McCade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Fuhrman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Szopinski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christopher Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Mellon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Romo (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Butler | Robert Turpin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-38 |
| 15:37 | Butler | Walter Ewing grabs the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Walter Ewing hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 15:19 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| 15:14 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-38 |
| 15:13 | Butler | The rebound goes to Michael McCade | 57-38 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Robert Romo steals it from Michael McCade | 57-38 |
| 14:51 | Saint Louis | Andrew Szopinski's pass is intercepted by Marcus Craig | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:28 | Butler | Walter Ewing is denied on a dunk by Robert Romo | 57-38 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Marcus Craig gets the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Marcus Craig hits a jump hook in the lane | 59-38 |
| 13:46 | Saint Louis | Marcus Craig picks off the pass by Christopher Macdonald | 59-38 |
| 13:26 | Butler | A charge is called on Robert Turpin - foul #1 on Robert Turpin, team foul #4 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Eric Furlow (SG), John Weber (SF), Richard Schantz (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Robert Turpin, Joseph King, Marcus Craig, Michael McCade, Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam (PG), William Stroman (SG), Brandon Ray (SF), Charles Calvin (PF), Richard Nygaard (C) John Fuhrman, Andrew Szopinski, Christopher Macdonald, Mario Mellon, Robert Romo | |
| 13:18 | Saint Louis | William Stroman makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Nygaard | 59-41 |
| 12:54 | Butler | Eric Furlow buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Williams | 62-41 |
| 12:32 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-41 |
| 12:31 | Saint Louis | Brandon Ray tips it in | 62-43 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Mark Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-43 |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Charles Calvin | 62-43 |
| 11:50 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin misses the easy layup | 62-43 |
| 11:49 | Butler | The rebound goes to Eric Furlow | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Weber (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Vincent Kellam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stroman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brandon Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Calvin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Nygaard (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Butler | Mark Williams scores on a floater from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 10:58 | Saint Louis | Brandon Ray connects on the 3 from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses the 3 from straight away | 64-46 |
| 10:37 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 10:33 | Saint Louis | Richard Schantz is called for the reach on Charles Calvin - foul #3 on Richard Schantz, team foul #5 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG), Marcus Craig (SF), Michael McCade (C) Mark Williams, John Weber, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman (PG), Andrew Szopinski (SG), Christopher Macdonald (SF), Mario Mellon (PF), Robert Romo (C) Vincent Kellam, William Stroman, Brandon Ray, Charles Calvin, Richard Nygaard | |
| 10:27 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo hits a shot from the right wing set up by Andrew Szopinski | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:18 | Butler | Michael McCade comes up short on the shot from the left block | 64-48 |
| 10:17 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 10:03 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo's pass is intercepted by Robert Turpin | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:35 | Butler | Eric Furlow's floater is tipped away by Mario Mellon | 64-48 |
| 09:33 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Schantz | 64-48 |
| 09:17 | Butler | Richard Schantz misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Eric Furlow gets the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Marcus Craig lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael McCade and he's fouled by Mario Mellon - foul #2 on Mario Mellon, team foul #4 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), John Weber (SF) Eric Furlow, Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam (PG), Brandon Ray (SF), Charles Calvin (PF), Richard Nygaard (C) John Fuhrman, Christopher Macdonald, Mario Mellon, Robert Romo | |
| 08:54 | Butler | Marcus Craig misses the free throw | 66-48 |
| 08:54 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 08:43 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 66-48 |
| 08:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Marcus Craig | 66-48 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Mark Williams drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael McCade | 68-48 |
| 08:05 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-48 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Marcus Craig grabs the board | 68-48 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Robert Turpin misses the 3 from the right wing | 68-48 |
| 07:34 | Butler | John Weber can't tip it in | 68-48 |
| 07:32 | Saint Louis | Andrew Szopinski grabs the board | 68-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Weber (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcus Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael McCade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Vincent Kellam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Szopinski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Brandon Ray (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Calvin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Nygaard (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Saint Louis | Richard Nygaard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-48 |
| 07:14 | Saint Louis | Richard Nygaard pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 07:02 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Brandon Ray | 68-51 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Michael McCade misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 06:41 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Brandon Ray | 68-51 |
| 06:36 | Saint Louis | Andrew Szopinski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Vincent Kellam and he's hacked by Robert Turpin - foul #2 on Robert Turpin, team foul #6 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (SG), Richard Schantz (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Robert Turpin, Marcus Craig, Michael McCade | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman (PG), Christopher Macdonald (PF), Robert Romo (C) Vincent Kellam, Charles Calvin, Richard Nygaard | |
| 06:36 | Saint Louis | Andrew Szopinski makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| 06:10 | Butler | John Weber connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 05:46 | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by John Weber - foul #1 on John Weber, team foul #7 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG) Mark Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Stroman (SG), Mario Mellon (PF) Andrew Szopinski, Brandon Ray | |
| 05:46 | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 05:46 | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Robert Romo blocks the short jumper by John Weber | 70-56 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Richard Schantz pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Joseph King lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Furlow | 72-56 |
| 04:56 | Saint Louis | Mario Mellon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-56 |
| 04:55 | Saint Louis | Robert Romo grabs the offensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 04:47 | Saint Louis | William Stroman is fouled on the floor by John Weber - foul #2 on John Weber, team foul #8 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG), Marcus Craig (SF) Joseph King, John Weber | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam (PG), Brandon Ray (SF), Charles Calvin (PF) John Fuhrman, Christopher Macdonald, Mario Mellon | |
| 04:47 | Saint Louis | William Stroman makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 04:47 | Saint Louis | William Stroman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Vincent Kellam steals it from Joseph Palmer | 72-58 |
| 04:05 | Saint Louis | William Stroman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Richard Schantz gets the rebound | 72-58 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Turpin | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Michael McCade (C) Robert Turpin, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman (SG), Christopher Macdonald (C) William Stroman, Robert Romo | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marcus Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael McCade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Vincent Kellam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Fuhrman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Ray (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Calvin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Macdonald (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Butler | Eric Furlow connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Williams | 77-58 |
| 02:48 | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald blows the dunk | 77-58 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Eric Furlow snags the defensive board | 77-58 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-58 |
| 02:20 | Saint Louis | Brandon Ray pulls down the rebound | 77-58 |
| 02:17 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam is hacked by Mark Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Williams, team foul #9 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG), Joseph King (SG), Walter Ewing (C) Mark Williams, Eric Furlow, Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Mario Mellon (PF), Richard Nygaard (C) Brandon Ray, Charles Calvin | |
| 02:17 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 02:17 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam misses the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Michael McCade gets the rebound | 77-59 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Joseph King can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Nygaard - foul #2 on Richard Nygaard, team foul #5 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Stroman (SG) Vincent Kellam | |
| 01:48 | Butler | Joseph King makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Joseph King makes the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 01:31 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman comes up short on the shot from the right side | 79-59 |
| 01:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Marcus Craig | 79-59 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Joseph King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on John Fuhrman - foul #2 on John Fuhrman, team foul #6 | 79-59 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Joseph King makes the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Joseph King makes the 2nd free throw | 81-59 |
| 00:47 | Saint Louis | Mario Mellon hits a jumper from the free throw line | 81-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Robert Turpin drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Marcus Craig | 83-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Fuhrman | 83-63 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Joseph King runs out the clock | 83-63 |