| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Stephen Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lowell Edmonson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Lenk (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Masio Abdallah inbounds the ball | 19-28 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-28 |
| 19:40 | Butler | James Fowler can't tip it in | 19-28 |
| 19:38 | Wright State | Paul Wood pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 19:20 | Wright State | Ruben Williams is hacked by James Fowler - foul #1 on James Fowler, team foul #1 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 19:08 | Wright State | Stephen Roberts misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Masio Abdallah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 19:02 | Wright State | Ruben Williams pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 18:41 | Wright State | Patrick Lenk banks in the layup set up by Stephen Roberts | 19-30 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Masio Abdallah drills a shot in the lane | 21-30 |
| 18:03 | Wright State | Larry Dean takes the ball from Patrick Lenk | 21-30 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the easy layup | 21-30 |
| 17:59 | Wright State | Paul Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 17:55 | Wright State | Patrick Lenk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Andre Harper (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Dino Mazierski, Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 17:41 | Butler | Patrick Lenk swats the short shot by John Landes | 21-30 |
| 17:40 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 17:25 | Wright State | Ruben Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Fowler - foul #2 on James Fowler, team foul #2 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF) Andre Harper | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 17:25 | Wright State | Ruben Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 17:25 | Wright State | Ruben Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 21-32 |
| 16:54 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Ruben Williams | 21-32 |
| 16:41 | Wright State | Stephen Roberts scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Wood | 21-34 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Masio Abdallah hits a 3 from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 15:55 | Wright State | Stephen Roberts buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ruben Williams | 24-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Landes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Stephen Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ruben Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lowell Edmonson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Lenk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is hacked by Lowell Edmonson - foul #1 on Lowell Edmonson, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Joey Welch (PF) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Masio Abdallah, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Wright State | Fred Denn (PG), Brian Bynoe (SG), David Clark (SF), James Locklin (PF), Scott Truman (C) Stephen Roberts, Ruben Williams, Paul Wood, Lowell Edmonson, Patrick Lenk | |
| 15:14 | Butler | John Landes lays it up and in | 26-37 |
| 14:46 | Wright State | Fred Denn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 14:45 | Butler | Brett Shepherd gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Dino Mazierski is hacked by Brian Bynoe - foul #1 on Brian Bynoe, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Dino Mazierski, Larry Dean, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 14:13 | Butler | John Landes drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Pantoja | 28-37 |
| 14:09 | Wright State | David Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 14:08 | Butler | John Landes grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Michael Pantoja hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Brett Shepherd tips it home | 30-37 |
| 13:22 | Wright State | James Locklin makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Fred Denn | 30-40 |
| 13:10 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fred Denn - foul #2 on Fred Denn, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, John Landes | |
| Subs | Wright State | Stephen Roberts (PG), Ruben Williams (SG), Paul Wood (SF), Lowell Edmonson (PF), Patrick Lenk (C) Fred Denn, Brian Bynoe, David Clark, James Locklin, Scott Truman | |
| 13:10 | Butler | Michael Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 13:10 | Butler | Michael Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 12:57 | Wright State | Joey Welch is called for the reach on Stephen Roberts - foul #3 on Joey Welch, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), James Fowler (SG) Michael Pantoja, Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 12:44 | Wright State | Ruben Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 12:22 | Butler | Andre Harper clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Roberts - foul #3 on Stephen Roberts, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), John Landes (C) James Fowler, Masio Abdallah, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 12:22 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:22 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:59 | Wright State | Patrick Lenk connects on the runner from close range | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Landes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Stephen Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lowell Edmonson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Lenk (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Lowell Edmonson - foul #2 on Lowell Edmonson, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 11:38 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:23 | Wright State | Patrick Lenk hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 37-44 |
| 11:21 | Wright State | Ruben Williams gets the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 11:12 | Wright State | Ruben Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Douglas Ensminger, John Landes | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 10:48 | Butler | James Fowler is fouled on the floor by Stephen Roberts - foul #4 on Stephen Roberts, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), John Landes (C) Michael Pantoja, Masio Abdallah, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Wright State | Fred Denn (PG), Scott Truman (PF) Stephen Roberts, Lowell Edmonson | |
| 10:27 | Butler | The short jumper by John Landes is denied by Patrick Lenk | 37-44 |
| 10:26 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Ruben Williams | 37-44 |
| 10:21 | Wright State | Ruben Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Denn | 37-47 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 09:59 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Patrick Lenk | 37-47 |
| 09:56 | Wright State | Fred Denn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-47 |
| 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 | Wright State | | |
| 09:39 | Butler | Joey Welch misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 37-47 |
| 09:38 | Wright State | Ruben Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 09:24 | Wright State | Scott Truman misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 37-47 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Larry Dean grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Masio Abdallah pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 08:47 | Butler | Larry Dean connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 08:28 | Wright State | Patrick Lenk knocks in the floater in the paint | 40-49 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Michael Pantoja makes the 3 from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 07:43 | Wright State | Paul Wood hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Denn | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joey Welch (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Fred Denn (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ruben Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Truman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Lenk (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Butler | Larry Dean hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Pantoja and he's hacked by Patrick Lenk - foul #2 on Patrick Lenk, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), John Landes (C) Michael Pantoja, Masio Abdallah, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Wright State | Stephen Roberts (PG), Brian Bynoe (SG), David Clark (SF), Lowell Edmonson (PF) Fred Denn, Ruben Williams, Paul Wood, Scott Truman | |
| 07:24 | Butler | Larry Dean makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:11 | Wright State | Patrick Lenk comes up short on the runner in the lane | 46-52 |
| 07:10 | Wright State | Stephen Roberts snags the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 06:51 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 06:50 | Wright State | Patrick Lenk snags the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 06:38 | Wright State | Stephen Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Brett Shepherd gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:20 | Butler | John Landes buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Larry Dean | 48-52 |
| 06:02 | Wright State | Brian Bynoe connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Clark | 48-54 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF) Dino Mazierski, Larry Dean, Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | Wright State | Ruben Williams (SG), Paul Wood (SF), Scott Truman (C) Brian Bynoe, David Clark, Patrick Lenk | |
| 05:36 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger knocks in the shot from the right block | 50-54 |
| 05:25 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Ensminger - foul #3 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF) Masio Abdallah | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 05:25 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:25 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Stephen Roberts picks off the pass by Brett Shepherd | 50-55 |
| 05:00 | Wright State | Ruben Williams dunks the ball on a nice dish by Stephen Roberts | 50-57 |
| 04:31 | Butler | John Landes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 04:26 | Wright State | Ruben Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Fowler - foul #3 on James Fowler, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF) Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | Wright State | Patrick Lenk (C) Scott Truman | |
| 04:26 | Wright State | Ruben Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:26 | Wright State | Ruben Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 04:00 | Wright State | Paul Wood pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 03:45 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Fowler - foul #4 on James Fowler, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF) Masio Abdallah | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 03:45 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 03:45 | Wright State | Lowell Edmonson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Landes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Stephen Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ruben Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lowell Edmonson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Lenk (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Butler | John Landes is denied on a layup by Patrick Lenk | 52-60 |
| 03:24 | Wright State | Ruben Williams grabs the board | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:02 | Wright State | Patrick Lenk hits a floater from close range | 52-62 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Paul Wood denies the turnaround by Michael Pantoja | 52-62 |
| 02:52 | Butler | John Landes snags the offensive board | 52-62 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Michael Pantoja is hacked by Patrick Lenk - foul #3 on Patrick Lenk, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF) Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | Wright State | Scott Truman (PF) Lowell Edmonson | |
| 02:41 | Butler | Michael Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 02:41 | Wright State | Patrick Lenk snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 02:20 | Wright State | Stephen Roberts connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ruben Williams | 53-65 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 01:32 | Wright State | Stephen Roberts misses the easy layup | 55-65 |
| 01:31 | Butler | John Landes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses short on a jumper from the left side | 55-65 |
| 01:21 | Wright State | Ruben Williams grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 01:17 | Wright State | Stephen Roberts is hacked by John Landes - foul #3 on John Landes, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| 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 | Wright State | Fred Denn (PG), Brian Bynoe (SF), James Locklin (PF) Ruben Williams, Paul Wood, Patrick Lenk | |
| 01:17 | Wright State | Stephen Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:17 | Wright State | Stephen Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:17 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brett Shepherd | 55-66 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Brett Shepherd is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wright State | David Clark (SF) Stephen Roberts | |
| 00:39 | Wright State | David Clark connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Locklin | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo is called for traveling | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:06 | Wright State | Scott Truman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gabriel Gallo - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #9 | 55-69 |
| 00:06 | Wright State | Scott Truman makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 00:06 | Wright State | Scott Truman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Dino Mazierski clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 55-71 |
| 00:00 | Wright State | Scott Truman pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |