| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fresh) SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) SF - Stephen Kirk (fresh) PF - Mark Brown (fresh) C - Charles Trout (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) PF - James Greenwald (fresh) C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas Robinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Charles Trout steals it from Richard Duvall | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Butler | James Greenwald gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Butler | James Greenwald drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Dedmon | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bryan Dedmon | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon misses the jump hook in the paint | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Butler | Richard Duvall gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Joseph Ton is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kirk - foul #1 on Stephen Kirk, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Richard Duvall drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Greenwald | 0-6 |
| 17:47 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Frank McHan | 2-6 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Charles Trout blocks the short jumper by James Greenwald | 2-6 |
| 17:28 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Mark Sapp is blocked by Thomas Robinson | 2-6 |
| 17:08 | Butler | James Greenwald grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:39 | Butler | Charles Trout takes the ball from Bryan Dedmon | 2-6 |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-6 |
| 16:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Robinson | 2-6 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Joseph Ton is hacked by Stephen Kirk - foul #2 on Stephen Kirk, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby (SF) Stephen Kirk | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (SG), John Marotta (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF), David Sparling (C) Richard Duvall, Joseph Ton, James Greenwald, Thomas Robinson | |
| 16:00 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Pablo Baez can't tip it in | 2-6 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon gets the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) SF - Joe Willoughby (fresh) PF - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) C - Charles Trout (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pablo Baez (fresh) SF - John Marotta (fresh) PF - Thomas Wagner (fresh) C - David Sparling (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Butler | Mark Sapp steals it from Pablo Baez | 2-6 |
| 15:29 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:15 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby blows the layup but he's hacked by Bryan Dedmon - foul #1 on Bryan Dedmon, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), James Enos (SG), Yuri Suleski (PF), John Zachman (C) Frank McHan, Mark Sapp, Mark Brown, Charles Trout | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ton (SF) Bryan Dedmon | |
| 15:15 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:15 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Pablo Baez connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Wagner and he's fouled by Andrew Robertson - foul #1 on Andrew Robertson, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), James Greenwald (PF) John Marotta, David Sparling | |
| 15:07 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses the free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:07 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-8 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Richard Duvall's fadeaway is rejected by Yuri Suleski | 6-8 |
| 14:35 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Yuri Suleski | 6-8 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), Thomas Robinson (C) Pablo Baez, Thomas Wagner | |
| 13:57 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 13:55 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Mark Sapp (SG), Mark Brown (PF), Charles Trout (C) Andrew Robertson, James Enos, Yuri Suleski, John Zachman | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:32 | Butler | Richard Duvall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-8 |
| 13:31 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Bryan Dedmon steals it from Charles Trout | 6-8 |
| 12:56 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 12:42 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown scores on a jump hook near the basket | 8-11 |
| 12:24 | Butler | Richard Duvall slams it home | 8-13 |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan is fouled on the floor by Bryan Dedmon - foul #2 on Bryan Dedmon, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Enos (PG), Richard Walck (SF), Yuri Suleski (PF) Frank McHan, Joe Willoughby, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (PG), John Marotta (SG), Samuel Foster (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF), David Sparling (C) Bryan Dedmon, Richard Duvall, Joseph Ton, James Greenwald, Thomas Robinson | |
| 11:54 | Cleveland State | James Enos misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 11:53 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout tips it home | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Enos (fresh) SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) SF - Richard Walck (fresh) PF - Yuri Suleski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Trout (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Marotta (fresh) SF - Samuel Foster (fresh) PF - Thomas Wagner (fresh) C - David Sparling (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Butler | Samuel Foster misses the lay-in | 10-13 |
| 11:43 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Walck | 10-13 |
| 11:28 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout misses the easy layup | 10-13 |
| 11:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck tips it home | 12-13 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Samuel Foster is fouled on the floor by Yuri Suleski - foul #1 on Yuri Suleski, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), John Zachman (C) Mark Sapp, Charles Trout | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:08 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 11:07 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Thomas Wagner - foul #1 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Mark Brown (PF) Richard Walck, John Zachman | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Pablo Baez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Yuri Suleski | 15-13 |
| 09:58 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp (SG), Joe Willoughby (SF), Charles Trout (C) Andrew Robertson, James Enos, Yuri Suleski | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Joseph Ton (SF), James Greenwald (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) John Marotta, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner, David Sparling | |
| 09:36 | Butler | Joseph Ton misses the lay-in | 15-13 |
| 09:34 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Robinson | 15-13 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Richard Duvall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-13 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Pablo Baez pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:06 | Butler | James Greenwald buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Richard Duvall | 15-15 |
| 08:55 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Charles Trout | 17-15 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Joe Willoughby steps in front of the James Greenwald pass | 17-15 |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Duvall - foul #1 on Richard Duvall, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Enos (PG) Frank McHan | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (PG) Pablo Baez | |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:15 | Butler | John Marotta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski (PF) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:03 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Thomas Robinson snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 07:34 | Butler | James Greenwald misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Sapp - foul #1 on Mark Sapp, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), John Zachman (C) Mark Sapp, Charles Trout | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (PG), Thomas Wagner (C) Richard Duvall, Thomas Robinson | |
| 07:34 | Butler | James Greenwald misses the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:34 | Butler | James Greenwald makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Enos (fresh) SF - Joe Willoughby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Yuri Suleski (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Zachman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Marotta (fresh) SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) PF - James Greenwald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 07:14 | Butler | John Marotta grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 07:08 | Butler | James Greenwald banks in the layup on a nice dish by Pablo Baez | 19-18 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | James Greenwald takes the ball from Andrew Robertson | 19-18 |
| 06:41 | Butler | John Marotta drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Greenwald | 19-20 |
| 06:23 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby misses the floater from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 06:22 | Butler | James Greenwald snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 06:16 | Butler | James Greenwald is fouled on the floor by Yuri Suleski - foul #2 on Yuri Suleski, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Mark Sapp (SG), Richard Walck (SF), Mark Brown (PF), Charles Trout (C) Andrew Robertson, James Enos, Joe Willoughby, Yuri Suleski, John Zachman | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Samuel Foster (SF), Thomas Robinson (C) John Marotta, Joseph Ton, James Greenwald | |
| 06:10 | Butler | Richard Duvall can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Sapp - foul #2 on Mark Sapp, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (SG) Mark Sapp | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:10 | Butler | Richard Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Richard Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout makes the jump hook in the paint | 21-22 |
| 05:36 | Butler | Richard Duvall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stanton Williams (PG) Pablo Baez | |
| 05:26 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Frank McHan | 24-22 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Stanton Williams double dribbles | 24-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ton (SF), David Sparling (PF) Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| 04:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Frank McHan is called for the reach on Stanton Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank McHan, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby (SG) Andrew Robertson | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (SG), Samuel Foster (C) Richard Duvall, Thomas Robinson | |
| 04:47 | Butler | Stanton Williams makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Stanton Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown is fouled on the floor by David Sparling - foul #1 on David Sparling, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Enos (SG), John Zachman (C) Mark Brown, Charles Trout | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (SG) Stanton Williams | |
| 04:18 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby misses short on a floater in the paint | 26-24 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck grabs the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 04:00 | Cleveland State | John Zachman knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 28-24 |
| 03:50 | Butler | David Sparling misses the dunk attempt | 28-24 |
| 03:49 | Butler | John Marotta pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 03:38 | Butler | David Sparling connects on the turnaround from the right block | 28-26 |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Pablo Baez - foul #1 on Pablo Baez, team foul #6 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp (SG), Stephen Kirk (SF), Mark Brown (PF), Charles Trout (C) James Enos, Joe Willoughby, Richard Walck, John Zachman | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), Richard Duvall (SG), James Greenwald (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Pablo Baez, John Marotta, David Sparling, Samuel Foster | |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles Trout (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Butler | James Greenwald can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-26 |
| 03:00 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:54 | Cleveland State | Bryan Dedmon picks off the pass by Stephen Kirk | 30-26 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Richard Duvall banks in the layup set up by Bryan Dedmon | 30-28 |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Robinson - foul #1 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG) Frank McHan | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (SF) Joseph Ton | |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:17 | Butler | John Marotta hits the finger roll | 32-30 |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Robinson - foul #2 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Enos (PG), Joe Willoughby (PF) Andrew Robertson, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Wagner (C) Thomas Robinson | |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Richard Duvall gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:45 | Butler | James Greenwald is hacked by Joe Willoughby - foul #1 on Joe Willoughby, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski (C) Charles Trout | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:45 | Butler | James Greenwald makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:45 | Butler | James Greenwald misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Thomas Wagner snags the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Thomas Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:25 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (SG) Richard Duvall | |
| 01:07 | Butler | Pablo Baez can't connect on a shot from the left side | 33-31 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | James Enos misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 00:31 | Butler | James Greenwald misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Yuri Suleski - foul #3 on Yuri Suleski, team foul #10 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), Mark Brown (PF), Charles Trout (C) James Enos, Stephen Kirk, Yuri Suleski | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Joseph Ton (SF), Thomas Robinson (C) Pablo Baez, John Marotta, Thomas Wagner | |
| 00:31 | Butler | James Greenwald makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:31 | Butler | James Greenwald makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Joe Willoughby | 37-33 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon banks in the layup | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby misses the fullcourt shot | 37-35 |