| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Jeffrey Lawrence (fresh) SG - Charles Hudock (fresh) SF - Gene Kaufman (fresh) PF - James Leighton (fresh) C - Donald Tuttle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) SF - Armando Robles (fresh) PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) C - Todd Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wagner | Donald Tuttle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner 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) | |
| 19:38 | Wagner | Charles Hudock misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Todd Allen hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Charles Hudock | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Armando Robles's pass is intercepted by Donald Tuttle | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Lewter - foul #1 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Christopher Lewter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | Wagner | Jeffrey Lawrence knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Armando Robles jams it and he's hacked by Jeffrey Lawrence - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lawrence, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Armando Robles makes the free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:23 | Wagner | Charles Hudock misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Christopher Lewter snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 17:10 | Wagner | James Leighton gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:00 | Wagner | Donald Tuttle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:38 | Butler | Larry Tarter knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Armando Robles | 7-5 |
| 16:17 | Wagner | Donald Tuttle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:16 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:01 | Wagner | Charles Hudock connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Lawrence | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Jeffrey Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hudock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Kaufman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Leighton (fairly fresh) C - Donald Tuttle (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fairly fresh) SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fairly fresh) C - Todd Allen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Butler | Christopher Lewter clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-5 |
| 15:38 | Wagner | James Leighton pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:33 | Wagner | Armando Robles is called for the reach on Charles Hudock - foul #1 on Armando Robles, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Wagner | Raymond Greggs (PG), Thomas Weisinger (SG), Frederick Jones (SF), Travis Lyke (PF), Emerson Tindell (C) Jeffrey Lawrence, Charles Hudock, Gene Kaufman, James Leighton, Donald Tuttle | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Armando Robles, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| 15:22 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger's pass is intercepted by Joseph Gantz | 10-5 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Joseph Gantz scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 14:43 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 14:41 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger snags the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:23 | Wagner | Raymond Greggs hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Weisinger | 13-8 |
| 14:12 | Butler | James Eberly misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 14:10 | Butler | James Eberly misses the tip | 13-8 |
| 14:08 | Butler | James Eberly tips it in | 13-10 |
| 13:52 | Wagner | Emerson Tindell hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Greggs | 15-10 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Travis Lyke denies the turnaround by James Eberly | 15-10 |
| 13:29 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 13:06 | Wagner | Raymond Greggs comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Rodney Fern gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Frederick Jones is called for the reach on Russell Clark - foul #1 on Frederick Jones, team foul #2 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Wagner | Jeffrey Lawrence (PG), Charles Hudock (SG), James Leighton (PF), Donald Tuttle (C) Raymond Greggs, Frederick Jones, Travis Lyke, Emerson Tindell | |
| 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 | |
| 12:48 | Butler | Todd Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 12:47 | Wagner | James Leighton gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:33 | Wagner | Gordon Scaife steals the ball from Charles Hudock | 15-10 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Larry Tarter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-10 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Christopher Lewter tips it but misses | 15-10 |
| 12:11 | Butler | Larry Tarter tips it home | 15-12 |
| 11:55 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Lawrence | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Jeffrey Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hudock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Weisinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Leighton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Tuttle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Hudock - foul #1 on Charles Hudock, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Wagner | Gene Kaufman (SF) Thomas Weisinger | |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (C) Todd Allen | |
| 11:44 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:29 | Wagner | Larry Tarter is called for the reach on Charles Hudock - foul #1 on Larry Tarter, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (C) Christopher Lewter | |
| 11:11 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman is fouled on the floor by James Eberly - foul #1 on James Eberly, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Wagner | Raymond Greggs (PG) Jeffrey Lawrence | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:50 | Wagner | James Leighton misses the lay-in | 17-13 |
| 10:49 | Butler | James Eberly pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Larry Tarter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 10:43 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 10:30 | Wagner | Gordon Scaife is called for the reach on Charles Hudock - foul #1 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Allen (C) Russell Clark | |
| 10:12 | Wagner | James Leighton hits a floater in the lane | 19-13 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Armando Robles makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gordon Scaife | 19-15 |
| 09:36 | Wagner | James Leighton makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Gene Kaufman and the foul's on James Eberly - foul #2 on James Eberly, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Wagner | Jeffrey Lawrence (PG), Thomas Weisinger (SG), Frederick Jones (SF), Emerson Tindell (C) Raymond Greggs, Charles Hudock, Gene Kaufman, Donald Tuttle | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Russell Clark (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Armando Robles, James Eberly | |
| 09:36 | Wagner | James Leighton misses the free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:36 | Butler | Christopher Lewter pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Christopher Lewter scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-17 |
| 09:06 | Wagner | Todd Allen steals it from Frederick Jones | 21-17 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Christopher Lewter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Wagner | Travis Lyke (PF) James Leighton | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (PF) Christopher Lewter | |
| 08:44 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Lawrence | 23-17 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Todd Allen can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Emerson Tindell - foul #1 on Emerson Tindell, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Wagner | Charles Hudock (SG), Donald Tuttle (C) Travis Lyke, Emerson Tindell | |
| Subs | Butler | Armando Robles (SF) Rodney Fern | |
| 08:22 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:22 | Wagner | Frederick Jones snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 08:01 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Todd Allen - foul #1 on Todd Allen, team foul #8 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Wagner | Gene Kaufman (SF) Frederick Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Rodney Fern (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Todd Allen | |
| 08:01 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:01 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Rodney Fern pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Larry Tarter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 07:55 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Jeffrey Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Hudock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Kaufman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Weisinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Tuttle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Clark (fresh) C - Rodney Fern (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman blows the layup | 24-17 |
| 07:26 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger misses the tip | 24-17 |
| 07:25 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger tips it back up and in | 26-17 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Donald Tuttle swats the short shot by Rodney Fern | 26-17 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Russell Clark hits the follow up shot | 26-19 |
| 06:55 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Tarter - foul #2 on Larry Tarter, team foul #9 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Wagner | Raymond Greggs (PG), James Leighton (PF) Jeffrey Lawrence, Thomas Weisinger | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), Todd Allen (C) Larry Tarter, Russell Clark | |
| 06:55 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:55 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Joseph Gantz makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-22 |
| 06:21 | Wagner | James Leighton misses short on a shot near the basket | 28-22 |
| 06:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Allen | 28-22 |
| 06:02 | Butler | Gordon Scaife clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 06:01 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Donald Tuttle | 28-22 |
| 05:48 | Wagner | Armando Robles is called for the reach on Gene Kaufman - foul #2 on Armando Robles, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger (SG), Emerson Tindell (C) Charles Hudock, Donald Tuttle | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Russell Clark (PF) Gordon Scaife, Armando Robles, Rodney Fern | |
| 05:48 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:48 | Wagner | Gene Kaufman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Russell Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the floater from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 05:30 | Wagner | The rebound goes to James Leighton | 29-22 |
| 05:15 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Pantoja - foul #1 on James Pantoja, team foul #11 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Wagner | Jeffrey Lawrence (PG), Frederick Jones (SF) Raymond Greggs, Gene Kaufman | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:15 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:15 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Russell Clark misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Lawrence - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lawrence, team foul #5 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Wagner | George Brown (PG) Jeffrey Lawrence | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:07 | Butler | Russell Clark misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:51 | Wagner | James Leighton loses the ball out of bounds | 31-23 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Frederick Jones picks off the pass by James Pantoja | 31-23 |
| 04:26 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger misses the lay-in | 31-23 |
| 04:24 | Wagner | Emerson Tindell grabs the offensive board | 31-23 |
| 04:07 | Wagner | Frederick Jones makes the turnaround from the left block set up by James Leighton | 33-23 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Russell Clark can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-23 |
| 03:51 | Wagner | Frederick Jones snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - George Brown (fresh) SG - Thomas Weisinger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Frederick Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Leighton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Emerson Tindell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) SF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) PF - Russell Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Allen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger misses short on a jumper near the basket | 33-23 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 03:38 | Butler | Russell Clark drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Pantoja | 33-26 |
| 03:22 | Wagner | James Leighton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Weisinger and he's hacked by James Pantoja - foul #2 on James Pantoja, team foul #12 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Wagner | Jeffrey Lawrence (PG), Charles Hudock (SG), Donald Tuttle (C) George Brown, Thomas Weisinger, Emerson Tindell | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Armando Robles (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), James Eberly (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Thomas Hennigan, Russell Clark, Todd Allen | |
| 03:22 | Wagner | James Leighton makes the free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Christopher Lewter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gordon Scaife | 36-28 |
| 02:43 | Wagner | Jeffrey Lawrence drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Charles Hudock and he's hacked by Gordon Scaife - foul #2 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #13 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Wagner | Gene Kaufman (SF), Travis Lyke (PF) Frederick Jones, James Leighton | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:43 | Wagner | Jeffrey Lawrence makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Larry Tarter is fouled on the floor by Donald Tuttle - foul #1 on Donald Tuttle, team foul #6 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Wagner | Thomas Weisinger (PF) Travis Lyke | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:21 | Butler | James Eberly lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Tarter | 39-30 |
| 02:14 | Wagner | Charles Hudock misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Gordon Scaife - foul #3 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #14 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG) Gordon Scaife | |
| 02:14 | Wagner | Charles Hudock makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 02:14 | Wagner | Charles Hudock makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Armando Robles is hacked by Gene Kaufman - foul #1 on Gene Kaufman, team foul #7 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG) James Pantoja | |
| 01:52 | Butler | Armando Robles makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Armando Robles makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 01:36 | Wagner | Jeffrey Lawrence drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gene Kaufman | 44-32 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Joseph Gantz misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Christopher Lewter can't tip it in | 44-32 |
| 01:11 | Wagner | Jeffrey Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 00:48 | Wagner | Charles Hudock is called for traveling | 44-32 |
| Subs | Wagner | Raymond Greggs (PG), Frederick Jones (SF), James Leighton (PF) Jeffrey Lawrence, Gene Kaufman, Thomas Weisinger | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG), Russell Clark (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Larry Tarter, Christopher Lewter, James Eberly | |
| 00:28 | Butler | Joseph Gantz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 00:26 | Butler | James Pantoja snags the offensive board | 44-32 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Joseph Gantz comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-32 |