| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Weber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Richard Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Champlin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mitchell Davenport (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Wayne Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport inbounds the ball | 11-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:45 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Fuller | 11-34 |
| 19:28 | Butler | John Weber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-34 |
| 19:26 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams snags the defensive board | 11-34 |
| 18:57 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-34 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the defensive rebound | 11-34 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Eric Furlow is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Eric Furlow, team foul #1 | 11-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (SG) Eric Furlow | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 18:14 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker is fouled on the floor by Joseph Palmer - foul #2 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #2 | 11-34 |
| 18:00 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport throws it down set up by Steve Adams | 11-36 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Richard Schantz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 11-36 |
| 17:42 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport snags the defensive board | 11-36 |
| 17:20 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport clanks a jumper from the right block | 11-36 |
| 17:19 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport grabs the offensive rebound | 11-36 |
| 16:59 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Mark Williams - foul #3 on Mark Williams, team foul #3 | 11-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (SG), Marcus Craig (SF), Michael McCade (PF), Walter Ewing (C) Mark Williams, John Weber, Richard Schantz, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 16:59 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker makes the 1st free throw | 11-37 |
| 16:59 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 11-38 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Robert Turpin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-38 |
| 16:45 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Wayne Walker | 11-38 |
| 16:22 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Michael McCade - foul #2 on Michael McCade, team foul #4 | 11-38 |
| 16:22 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams makes the 1st free throw | 11-39 |
| 16:22 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 11-39 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Walter Ewing pulls down the rebound | 11-39 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Walter Ewing misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 11-39 |
| 16:07 | Butler | Marcus Craig gets the offensive rebound | 11-39 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Michael McCade can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-39 |
| 15:54 | Florida A&M | Nicholas Champlin pulls down the rebound | 11-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joseph King (fresh) SF - Marcus Craig (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael McCade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Ewing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Richard Fuller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Champlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mitchell Davenport (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steve Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Florida A&M | Robert Turpin is called for the reach on Richard Fuller - foul #1 on Robert Turpin, team foul #5 | 11-39 |
| 15:14 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams clanks a shot in the paint | 11-39 |
| 15:13 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker grabs the offensive board | 11-39 |
| 14:51 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams can't finish the layup | 11-39 |
| 14:50 | Florida A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Davenport | 11-39 |
| 14:27 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-39 |
| 14:26 | Florida A&M | Nicholas Champlin snags the offensive board | 11-39 |
| 13:58 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Marcus Craig - foul #2 on Marcus Craig, team foul #6 | 11-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Kitchen (SG) Robert Turpin | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 13:58 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 11-39 |
| 13:58 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 11-39 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Marcus Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 11-39 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Joseph King comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Steve Adams - foul #3 on Steve Adams, team foul #1 | 11-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (SF) Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | James Brown (SG), James Hancock (C) Nicholas Champlin, Wayne Walker | |
| 13:41 | Butler | Joseph King makes the 1st free throw | 12-39 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Joseph King misses the 2nd free throw | 12-39 |
| 13:41 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Mitchell Davenport | 12-39 |
| 13:13 | Florida A&M | Robert Turpin steals it from Steve Adams | 12-39 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Marcus Craig lays it up and in | 14-39 |
| 12:32 | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Kitchen - foul #1 on Andrew Kitchen, team foul #7 | 14-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (PF) Joseph King | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 12:32 | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 14-40 |
| 12:32 | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 14-40 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Walter Ewing grabs the board | 14-40 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Robert Turpin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-40 |
| 11:54 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Marcus Craig - foul #3 on Marcus Craig, team foul #8 | 17-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Nicholas Champlin (SG), Wayne Walker (C) James Brown, James Hancock | |
| 11:54 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams makes the 1st free throw | 17-41 |
| 11:54 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 17-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Kitchen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Turpin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marcus Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Ewing (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael McCade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Richard Fuller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nicholas Champlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mitchell Davenport (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Steve Adams (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Wayne Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-42 |
| 11:29 | Butler | Walter Ewing pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-42 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Michael McCade makes the runner near the basket and the foul's on Wayne Walker - foul #2 on Wayne Walker, team foul #2 | 19-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | James Brown (PG), James Hancock (PF) Richard Fuller, Steve Adams | |
| 11:21 | Butler | Michael McCade makes the free throw | 20-42 |
| 11:00 | Florida A&M | Robert Turpin is called for the reach on Nicholas Champlin - foul #2 on Robert Turpin, team foul #9 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Eric Furlow (SG), John Weber (SF), Richard Schantz (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Andrew Kitchen, Robert Turpin, Marcus Craig, Michael McCade, Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 11:00 | Florida A&M | Nicholas Champlin makes the 1st free throw | 20-43 |
| 11:00 | Florida A&M | Nicholas Champlin misses the 2nd free throw | 20-43 |
| 11:00 | Butler | John Weber grabs the board | 20-43 |
| 10:48 | Butler | Mark Williams is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 20-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG), Robert Turpin (SG), Marcus Craig (SF), Michael McCade (PF), Walter Ewing (C) Mark Williams, Eric Furlow, John Weber, Richard Schantz, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 10:38 | Butler | Robert Turpin is whistled for a carry | 20-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Joseph Griffing (SF) Mitchell Davenport | |
| 10:09 | Florida A&M | Joseph Griffing hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-43 |
| 10:07 | Butler | Robert Turpin gets the rebound | 20-43 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Michael McCade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Kitchen (SG) Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller (PG), Steve Adams (PF) Nicholas Champlin, James Hancock | |
| 09:27 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker is hacked by Michael McCade - foul #3 on Michael McCade, team foul #10 | 20-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport (SF) Joseph Griffing | |
| 09:27 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker makes the 1st free throw | 20-44 |
| 09:27 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-45 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Michael McCade is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Michael McCade, team foul #11 | 20-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (C) Michael McCade | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | James Hancock (C) Wayne Walker | |
| 08:55 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-45 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Walter Ewing grabs the board | 20-45 |
| 08:47 | Butler | Walter Ewing is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Walter Ewing, team foul #12 | 20-45 |
| 08:26 | Florida A&M | James Hancock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-45 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Nicholas Champlin (SG) James Brown | |
| 08:12 | Butler | Nicholas Champlin steals it from Marcus Craig | 20-45 |
| 07:52 | Florida A&M | James Hancock comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Ewing - foul #4 on Walter Ewing, team foul #13 | 20-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (C) Joseph King | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker (C) Steve Adams | |
| 07:52 | Florida A&M | James Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 20-46 |
| 07:52 | Florida A&M | James Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 20-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Kitchen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Turpin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marcus Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Ewing (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael McCade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Richard Fuller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nicholas Champlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mitchell Davenport (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Butler | Marcus Craig's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Walker | 20-47 |
| 07:37 | Butler | Walter Ewing can't tip it in | 20-47 |
| 07:35 | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller pulls down the rebound | 20-47 |
| 07:11 | Florida A&M | Nicholas Champlin lays it up and in | 20-49 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Robert Turpin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-49 |
| 06:56 | Florida A&M | Nicholas Champlin hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Fuller | 22-52 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Marcus Craig can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 22-52 |
| 06:40 | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 22-52 |
| 06:11 | Florida A&M | James Hancock lays it in on a nice dish by Wayne Walker | 22-54 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Robert Turpin comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 22-54 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Walter Ewing tips it back up and in | 24-54 |
| 05:40 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker hits a floater from the free throw line | 24-56 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Michael McCade's fadeaway is rejected by James Hancock | 24-56 |
| 05:20 | Florida A&M | Nicholas Champlin pulls down the rebound | 24-56 |
| 04:54 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Marcus Craig - foul #4 on Marcus Craig, team foul #14 | 24-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG) Andrew Kitchen | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | James Brown (PG), Joseph Griffing (SG), Steve Adams (PF) Richard Fuller, Nicholas Champlin, Wayne Walker | |
| 04:54 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 24-57 |
| 04:54 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 24-58 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Walter Ewing clanks a jumper from close range | 24-58 |
| 04:44 | Florida A&M | Mitchell Davenport pulls down the rebound | 24-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:25 | Florida A&M | James Hancock's pass is intercepted by Robert Turpin | 24-58 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Marcus Craig hits a runner from the baseline set up by Joseph King and he's hacked by Joseph Griffing - foul #2 on Joseph Griffing, team foul #4 | 26-58 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller (PG) Mitchell Davenport | |
| 04:06 | Butler | Marcus Craig makes the free throw | 27-58 |
| 03:43 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Fuller | 27-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Turpin (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marcus Craig (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael McCade (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Walter Ewing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Richard Fuller (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Griffing (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steve Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Hancock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Butler | Michael McCade comes up short on the jumper from close range | 27-60 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Walter Ewing tips it home | 29-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Brown | 29-62 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Walter Ewing banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael McCade and he's fouled by James Hancock - foul #1 on James Hancock, team foul #5 | 31-62 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker (C) James Hancock | |
| 03:00 | Butler | Walter Ewing misses the free throw | 31-62 |
| 03:00 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker gets the rebound | 31-62 |
| 02:37 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Fuller and the foul's on Walter Ewing - foul #5 on Walter Ewing, team foul #15 | 31-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Kitchen (SG) Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Nicholas Champlin (SG) Richard Fuller | |
| 02:37 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams makes the free throw | 31-65 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Robert Turpin is denied on a dunk by Steve Adams | 31-65 |
| 02:26 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams grabs the board | 31-65 |
| 02:12 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams lays it up and in on a great pass from James Brown | 31-67 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Robert Turpin misses the fadeaway in the lane | 31-67 |
| 01:57 | Florida A&M | Steve Adams pulls down the rebound | 31-67 |
| 01:36 | Florida A&M | James Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-69 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Marcus Craig connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Turpin | 33-69 |
| 01:07 | Florida A&M | Joseph Griffing is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Joseph Griffing, team foul #6 | 33-69 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller (PG), Mitchell Davenport (SF) James Brown, Joseph Griffing | |
| 01:03 | Butler | The refs have stopped play. Joseph King is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 33-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Schantz (PF) Joseph King | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 00:49 | Butler | Richard Schantz can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 33-69 |
| 00:47 | Florida A&M | Wayne Walker grabs the board | 33-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Florida A&M | Nicholas Champlin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-69 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Michael McCade gets the rebound | 33-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Butler | Robert Turpin hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael McCade | 36-69 |
| 00:00 | Florida A&M | Richard Fuller runs out the clock | 36-69 |