| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) SF - Armando Robles (fresh) PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) C - Todd Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) SG - James Peacock (fresh) SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) C - Chris Hawk (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Todd Allen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Butler | Gordon Scaife connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jason Pepe | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Chris Hawk denies the turnaround by Larry Tarter | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Akron | Jason Pepe grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Jason Pepe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Christopher Lewter snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Todd Allen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Jerry Huffman pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Benjamin Miller connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Peacock | 3-5 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Christopher Lewter buries a shot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Jerry Huffman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Armando Robles comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jerry Huffman - foul #1 on Jerry Huffman, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (PF), Russell Clark (C) Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:38 | Butler | Armando Robles makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Armando Robles makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:18 | Akron | James Peacock is fouled on the floor by Gordon Scaife - foul #1 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:07 | Akron | James Peacock knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Pepe | 7-11 |
| 16:50 | Butler | Russell Clark misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 16:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jason Pepe | 7-11 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Benjamin Miller buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Joseph Gantz - foul #1 on Joseph Gantz, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (C) Armando Robles | |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (SF), Thomas Daniel (PF) Jerry Huffman, Jason Pepe | |
| 16:43 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the free throw | 7-14 |
| 16:26 | Butler | James Pantoja can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-14 |
| 16:24 | Akron | Ray Mallet snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Thomas Daniel clanks a turnaround from the left block | 7-14 |
| 16:02 | Akron | Chris Hawk tips it in | 7-16 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) SG - James Pantoja (fresh) SF - Russell Clark (fresh) PF - James Eberly (fresh) C - Rodney Fern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Peacock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Mallet (fresh) PF - Thomas Daniel (fresh) C - Chris Hawk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Butler | Thomas Daniel swats the short shot by Rodney Fern | 7-16 |
| 15:48 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the offensive board | 7-16 |
| 15:21 | Butler | James Pantoja misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 15:20 | Akron | Chris Hawk gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| 14:58 | Akron | Thomas Daniel misses the lay-in | 7-16 |
| 14:57 | Butler | James Eberly pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 14:37 | Butler | James Pantoja hits a 3 from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Chris Hawk misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Pantoja - foul #1 on James Pantoja, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Armando Robles (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Russell Clark, James Eberly, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), James Purnell (SG), Jerry Huffman (SF), Jason Pepe (PF) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Ray Mallet, Thomas Daniel | |
| 14:17 | Akron | Chris Hawk makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Chris Hawk makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Christopher Lewter double dribbles | 10-18 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Brooks (C) Chris Hawk | |
| 13:42 | Akron | Terry Brooks is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Terry Brooks, team foul #2 | 10-18 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Terry Brooks - foul #2 on Terry Brooks, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Akron | Chris Hawk (C) Terry Brooks | |
| 13:31 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Chris Hawk hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Lewter - foul #1 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Chris Hawk makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Chris Hawk makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Christopher Lewter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Pepe - foul #1 on Jason Pepe, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (C) Chris Hawk | |
| 12:58 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Ray Mallet grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Jerry Huffman is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jerry Huffman, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG) Jerry Huffman | |
| 12:21 | Butler | Gordon Scaife comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kyle Garrett - foul #1 on Kyle Garrett, team foul #6 | 11-20 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 12:21 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Allen | 12-20 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Larry Tarter is fouled on the floor by Kyle Garrett - foul #2 on Kyle Garrett, team foul #7 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (PF), Russell Clark (C) Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Daniel (C) Kyle Garrett | |
| 12:02 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Purnell (fresh) SF - Ray Mallet (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Akron | Benjamin Miller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 11:41 | Butler | Russell Clark gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 11:30 | Butler | Larry Tarter is whistled for traveling | 14-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife | |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Modesto Russo (PF) James Purnell, Jason Pepe | |
| 11:19 | Akron | Benjamin Miller misses the easy layup but the foul's on Russell Clark - foul #1 on Russell Clark, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| 11:19 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:19 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Russell Clark is hacked by Thomas Daniel - foul #1 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #8 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (C) Armando Robles | |
| Subs | Akron | Chris Hawk (C) Thomas Daniel | |
| 11:02 | Butler | Russell Clark misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 11:02 | Akron | James Peacock grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Modesto Russo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Benjamin Miller | 14-24 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Chris Hawk takes the ball from James Eberly | 14-24 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Rodney Fern swats the short shot by Modesto Russo | 14-24 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Ray Mallet grabs the offensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 09:42 | Akron | Modesto Russo steps out of bounds on the sideline | 14-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Armando Robles (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Russell Clark, James Eberly, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), James Purnell (SF), Jason Pepe (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Benjamin Miller, Ray Mallet, Modesto Russo, Chris Hawk | |
| 09:19 | Butler | Gordon Scaife is hacked by James Peacock - foul #1 on James Peacock, team foul #9 | 14-24 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Christopher Lewter takes the ball from Thomas Daniel | 16-24 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the floater from the right side set up by Armando Robles | 18-24 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Thomas Daniel is fouled on the floor by Christopher Lewter - foul #2 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (PF) Christopher Lewter | |
| Subs | Akron | Chris Hawk (C) Thomas Daniel | |
| 08:21 | Akron | James Purnell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Chris Hawk pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 08:08 | Akron | James Peacock connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Carl Baker | 18-26 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Larry Tarter connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gordon Scaife and he's fouled by Carl Baker - foul #1 on Carl Baker, team foul #10 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (PF) Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG) James Peacock | |
| 07:59 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the free throw | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Purnell (fresh) PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Hawk (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Akron | Jason Pepe hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Miller | 21-29 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the floater from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 07:10 | Akron | Chris Hawk connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Benjamin Miller | 23-31 |
| 06:56 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 06:54 | Butler | James Eberly hits the follow up shot | 25-31 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Todd Allen denies the turnaround by Chris Hawk | 25-31 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Larry Tarter snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 06:32 | Butler | James Eberly misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Chris Hawk - foul #1 on Chris Hawk, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Russell Clark (SF), Rodney Fern (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Armando Robles, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Ray Mallet (SF), Modesto Russo (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Carl Baker, James Purnell, Jason Pepe, Chris Hawk | |
| 06:32 | Butler | James Eberly makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 06:32 | Butler | James Eberly misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Modesto Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Benjamin Miller buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Peacock | 26-34 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Russell Clark is hacked by Modesto Russo - foul #1 on Modesto Russo, team foul #12 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Allen (C) James Eberly | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:51 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 05:35 | Akron | James Peacock comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Rodney Fern - foul #1 on Rodney Fern, team foul #7 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Armando Robles (SF) Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:35 | Akron | James Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 05:35 | Akron | James Peacock misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Thomas Daniel pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Benjamin Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-35 |
| 04:57 | Butler | James Pantoja is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Pantoja, team foul #8 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), Jason Pepe (PF), Chris Hawk (C) Benjamin Miller, Modesto Russo, Thomas Daniel | |
| 04:34 | Akron | Carl Baker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Tarter - foul #1 on Larry Tarter, team foul #9 | 28-35 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Carl Baker makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Carl Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:22 | Butler | James Peacock is called for the reach on Rodney Fern - foul #2 on James Peacock, team foul #13 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Purnell (SG) James Peacock | |
| 04:22 | Butler | Rodney Fern makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Rodney Fern misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Chris Hawk gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Ray Mallet misses the easy layup | 29-37 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Rodney Fern snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Armando Robles's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Hawk | 29-37 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Rodney Fern tips it home | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Fern (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Purnell (fresh) SF - Ray Mallet (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Hawk (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Akron | Chris Hawk hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Baker | 31-39 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Larry Tarter is hacked by Chris Hawk - foul #2 on Chris Hawk, team foul #14 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), James Eberly (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) Gordon Scaife, Armando Robles, Rodney Fern, Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), Kyle Garrett (SG), Jerry Huffman (SF), Thomas Daniel (PF), Terry Brooks (C) Carl Baker, James Purnell, Ray Mallet, Jason Pepe, Chris Hawk | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 03:18 | Akron | Jerry Huffman gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Thomas Daniel knocks in the shot near the basket and he's hacked by James Eberly - foul #1 on James Eberly, team foul #10 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG) Larry Tarter | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:58 | Akron | Thomas Daniel makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Todd Allen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Brooks - foul #3 on Terry Brooks, team foul #15 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Modesto Russo (PF) Kyle Garrett, Terry Brooks | |
| 02:45 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Thomas Daniel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Jerry Huffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Modesto Russo misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by James Eberly - foul #2 on James Eberly, team foul #11 | 34-42 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Modesto Russo misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Modesto Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 02:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Allen | 34-42 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Joseph Gantz loses the ball out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Armando Robles (SF) James Pantoja, James Eberly | |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Pepe (PF), Chris Hawk (C) Modesto Russo, Thomas Daniel | |
| 01:48 | Akron | Christopher Lewter steals it from Benjamin Miller | 34-42 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Armando Robles can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Chris Hawk grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Benjamin Miller misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 01:27 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gordon Scaife | 34-42 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Todd Allen double dribbles | 34-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), James Eberly (C) Joseph Gantz, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (SG) James Peacock | |
| 00:49 | Akron | Jerry Huffman is hacked by James Eberly - foul #3 on James Eberly, team foul #12 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Christopher Lewter, James Eberly | |
| Subs | Akron | Modesto Russo (PF), Ray Mallet (C) Jason Pepe, Chris Hawk | |
| 00:49 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 00:49 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Kyle Garrett steals the ball from Gordon Scaife | 34-44 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Kyle Garrett banks in the layup | 34-46 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 00:20 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jerry Huffman | 34-46 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Benjamin Miller misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to Armando Robles | 34-46 |