| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) SF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) C - Norman Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Jerry Bynum (fresh) SG - Isiah Maker (fresh) SF - Marvin Pinson (fresh) PF - John Kim (fresh) C - Jesse Cole (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Norman Powell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | Kyle Taylor hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Jerry Bynum - foul #1 on Jerry Bynum, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Butler | Kyle Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:38 | Butler | Kyle Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Sacramento State | John Kim lays it in on a great pass from Jesse Cole | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Kyle Taylor connects on the open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Curtis Wilcox | 4-2 |
| 18:31 | Sacramento State | Jerry Bynum is hacked by Curtis Wilcox - foul #1 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Sacramento State | Marvin Pinson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Sacramento State | Marvin Pinson makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:20 | Sacramento State | Marvin Pinson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Frances Heimann snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox hits a shot from the right wing set up by Norman Powell | 6-3 |
| 17:44 | Sacramento State | Marvin Pinson blows the layup but he's hacked by Kyle Taylor - foul #1 on Kyle Taylor, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| 17:44 | Sacramento State | Marvin Pinson makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:44 | Sacramento State | Marvin Pinson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Norman Powell is fouled on the floor by Jerry Bynum - foul #2 on Jerry Bynum, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Christopher Scott (PF), William Michael (C) Curtis Wilcox, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joshua King (PG) Jerry Bynum | |
| 17:19 | Butler | Marvin Pinson steps in front of the Earl Redding pass | 6-5 |
| 17:05 | Sacramento State | John Kim hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Pinson and he's fouled by Earl Redding - foul #1 on Earl Redding, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF) Frances Heimann, Kyle Taylor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Justin Dillard (C) Jesse Cole | |
| 17:05 | Sacramento State | John Kim makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Nathan Heard is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Alexander Felipe (SG) Isiah Maker | |
| 16:51 | Sacramento State | Justin Dillard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marvin Pinson and the foul's on Nathan Heard - foul #1 on Nathan Heard, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Cooper (SF), Raymond Zukerman (C) Marvin Pinson, John Kim | |
| 16:51 | Sacramento State | Justin Dillard makes the free throw | 6-11 |
| 16:38 | Butler | Nathan Heard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Vincent Wroten | 8-11 |
| 16:29 | Sacramento State | Raymond Zukerman misses long on a shot from close range | 8-11 |
| 16:28 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Michael | 8-11 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Christopher Scott comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Justin Dillard - foul #1 on Justin Dillard, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Norman Powell (C) Nathan Heard, William Michael | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:22 | Butler | Christopher Scott misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Christopher Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 16:04 | Sacramento State | Raymond Zukerman drills a shot in the paint | 9-13 |
| 15:44 | Butler | Earl Redding can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 15:43 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Joshua King | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Redding (fairly fresh) SF - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Scott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Norman Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Joshua King (fairly fresh) SG - Alexander Felipe (fresh) SF - George Cooper (fresh) PF - Justin Dillard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Zukerman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Sacramento State | Alexander Felipe buries a jump hook from the left block set up by George Cooper | 9-15 |
| 15:36 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Felipe - foul #1 on Alexander Felipe, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG), Kyle Taylor (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Earl Redding, Vincent Wroten, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker (SG), Marvin Pinson (SF), John Kim (PF), Jesse Cole (C) Joshua King, George Cooper, Justin Dillard, Raymond Zukerman | |
| 15:21 | Butler | Ronald Smith clanks a floater from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 15:19 | Sacramento State | Jesse Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 15:01 | Sacramento State | Jesse Cole buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Isiah Maker | 9-17 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 14:45 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Marvin Pinson | 9-17 |
| 14:21 | Sacramento State | Marvin Pinson misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 9-17 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 14:18 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is hacked by Alexander Felipe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alexander Felipe, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Vincent Wroten (SF), Christopher Scott (PF), William Michael (C) Curtis Wilcox, Kyle Taylor, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky (PG), George Cooper (SF), Justin Dillard (PF), Raymond Zukerman (C) Alexander Felipe, Marvin Pinson, John Kim, Jesse Cole | |
| 14:09 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses badly on a shot from the left side | 9-17 |
| 14:08 | Butler | William Michael grabs the offensive board | 9-17 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Earl Redding comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-17 |
| 13:56 | Sacramento State | George Cooper gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 13:44 | Sacramento State | George Cooper is fouled on the floor by Christopher Scott - foul #1 on Christopher Scott, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF) Frances Heimann | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joshua King (PG) Isiah Maker | |
| 13:31 | Sacramento State | Justin Dillard misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 9-17 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Christopher Scott snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| 13:16 | Butler | Christopher Scott drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Earl Redding | 11-17 |
| 12:55 | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky clanks a 3 from straight away | 11-17 |
| 12:54 | Sacramento State | Justin Dillard can't tip it in | 11-17 |
| 12:53 | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky grabs the offensive board | 11-17 |
| 12:39 | Sacramento State | Raymond Zukerman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 12:37 | Sacramento State | Joshua King hits the follow up shot | 11-19 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Earl Redding is hacked by George Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Cooper, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG), Kyle Taylor (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Earl Redding, Vincent Wroten, Christopher Scott, William Michael | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker (SG), Leo Chandler (SF), John Kim (PF), Jesse Cole (C) Garland Grosky, George Cooper, Justin Dillard, Raymond Zukerman | |
| 12:13 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 12:11 | Sacramento State | Jesse Cole grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 11:56 | Sacramento State | Nathan Heard picks off the pass by John Kim | 11-19 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Ronald Smith is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Nathan Heard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) SF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norman Powell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Isiah Maker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leo Chandler (fresh) PF - John Kim (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jesse Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Sacramento State | Joshua King misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 11:14 | Sacramento State | John Kim snags the offensive board | 13-19 |
| 11:03 | Sacramento State | John Kim clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Christopher Scott (PF) Nathan Heard, Frances Heimann, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Marvin Pinson (SF), Justin Dillard (C) Leo Chandler, Jesse Cole | |
| 11:03 | Sacramento State | John Kim misses the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:03 | Sacramento State | John Kim misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Norman Powell | 13-19 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Marvin Pinson is called for the reach on Kyle Taylor - foul #1 on Marvin Pinson, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky (PG), George Cooper (C) Joshua King, John Kim | |
| 10:46 | Butler | Kyle Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Kyle Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:29 | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 10:28 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:59 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Taylor | 18-19 |
| 09:44 | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Vincent Wroten - foul #1 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF) Vincent Wroten, Kyle Taylor, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Zukerman (C) Justin Dillard | |
| 09:44 | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:44 | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joshua King (PG), Jesse Cole (C) Garland Grosky, George Cooper | |
| 09:29 | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker lays it up and in set up by Jesse Cole | 18-23 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Norman Powell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Frances Heimann | 20-23 |
| 08:58 | Sacramento State | William Michael steals the ball from Jesse Cole | 20-23 |
| 08:44 | Butler | William Michael hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Earl Redding tips it home | 22-23 |
| 08:24 | Sacramento State | Marvin Pinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SF), Nathan Heard (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Curtis Wilcox, William Michael, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky (PG), George Cooper (SF), John Kim (PF), Justin Dillard (C) Joshua King, Marvin Pinson, Raymond Zukerman, Jesse Cole | |
| 08:05 | Butler | Nathan Heard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 08:03 | Sacramento State | George Cooper snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 07:48 | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Isiah Maker, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Kyle Taylor (SF) Earl Redding | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joshua King (PG) Isiah Maker | |
| 07:29 | Butler | Nathan Heard can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Kyle Taylor grabs the offensive board | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Joshua King (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Garland Grosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Kim (fresh) 5 pts. C - Justin Dillard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:01 | Butler | Frances Heimann connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 06:37 | Sacramento State | George Cooper comes up short on the shot from the left block | 25-23 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Frances Heimann grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Kyle Taylor misses the fadeaway from the left side | 25-23 |
| 06:16 | Sacramento State | Justin Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:58 | Sacramento State | George Cooper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 05:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Nathan Heard | 25-23 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Kyle Taylor misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Cooper - foul #2 on George Cooper, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Earl Redding (SG), William Michael (PF), Norman Powell (C) Vincent Wroten, Frances Heimann, Nathan Heard, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Isiah Maker (SG), Marvin Pinson (SF), Raymond Zukerman (PF), Jesse Cole (C) Garland Grosky, George Cooper, John Kim, Justin Dillard | |
| 05:41 | Butler | Kyle Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Kyle Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:20 | Sacramento State | Jesse Cole knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Isiah Maker and the foul's on William Michael - foul #1 on William Michael, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| 05:20 | Sacramento State | Jesse Cole makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is hacked by Joshua King - foul #1 on Joshua King, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:52 | Sacramento State | Joshua King buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Curtis Wilcox | 30-29 |
| 04:11 | Sacramento State | Marvin Pinson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 30-29 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Norman Powell grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Kyle Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 04:04 | Sacramento State | Raymond Zukerman gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 03:45 | Sacramento State | Earl Redding picks off the pass by Joshua King | 30-29 |
| 03:41 | Butler | William Michael lays it up and in on a nice dish by Earl Redding | 32-29 |
| 03:21 | Sacramento State | Jesse Cole misses long on a jumper from the right side | 32-29 |
| 03:20 | Sacramento State | Joshua King can't tip it in | 32-29 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Norman Powell snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Redding (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Powell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Joshua King (tired) 5 pts. SG - Isiah Maker (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Pinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Zukerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesse Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Kyle Taylor travels with the ball | 32-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG), Vincent Wroten (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Earl Redding, Kyle Taylor, William Michael, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jerry Bynum (PG), Alexander Felipe (SG), Leo Chandler (SF), John Kim (PF), Justin Dillard (C) Joshua King, Isiah Maker, Marvin Pinson, Raymond Zukerman, Jesse Cole | |
| 02:54 | Sacramento State | Justin Dillard is called for traveling | 32-29 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Cooper (SF) Leo Chandler | |
| 02:34 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 02:33 | Sacramento State | John Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 02:20 | Sacramento State | Curtis Wilcox steals the ball from George Cooper | 32-29 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox banks in the layup | 34-29 |
| 01:49 | Sacramento State | Ronald Smith steals the ball from George Cooper | 34-29 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Frances Heimann is hacked by Alexander Felipe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alexander Felipe, team foul #11 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Kyle Taylor (SF), Nathan Heard (C) Vincent Wroten, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky (SG), Leo Chandler (SF), Jesse Cole (C) Alexander Felipe, George Cooper, Justin Dillard | |
| 01:45 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Frances Heimann makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:22 | Sacramento State | John Kim can't finish the layup | 35-29 |
| 01:21 | Sacramento State | Jesse Cole grabs the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 01:09 | Sacramento State | John Kim can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Kyle Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Kyle Taylor is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Frances Heimann | 38-29 |
| 00:42 | Sacramento State | John Kim misses long on a floater from close range | 38-29 |
| 00:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frances Heimann | 38-29 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Kyle Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 00:27 | Sacramento State | Jesse Cole pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 00:03 | Sacramento State | Curtis Wilcox is called for the reach on Garland Grosky - foul #2 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #10 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Vincent Wroten (SF), Norman Powell (C) Curtis Wilcox, Kyle Taylor, Nathan Heard | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Marvin Pinson (SF), Justin Dillard (PF), George Cooper (C) Leo Chandler, John Kim, Jesse Cole | |
| 00:03 | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 00:03 | Sacramento State | Garland Grosky makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses long on a halfcourt shot | 38-31 |