| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Lawrence Greer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman McFarland (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Arthur Grover (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Armando Robles inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Butler | Norman McFarland steals the ball from Joseph Gantz | 27-37 |
| 19:33 | TCU | James Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Lewter - foul #2 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 19:33 | TCU | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:33 | TCU | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Gary Phillips is called for the reach on Joseph Gantz - foul #2 on Gary Phillips, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gary Phillips - foul #3 on Gary Phillips, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | TCU | David Heil (C) Gary Phillips | |
| 19:00 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 19:00 | TCU | David Heil snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 18:42 | TCU | James Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 18:41 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Norman McFarland | 28-38 |
| 18:20 | TCU | Lawrence Greer misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-38 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Christopher Lewter snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Joseph Gantz can't finish the layup | 28-38 |
| 18:02 | TCU | David Heil grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 17:45 | TCU | David Heil is denied on a layup by Todd Allen | 28-38 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Christopher Lewter pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 17:40 | Butler | David Heil takes the ball from Gordon Scaife | 28-38 |
| 17:24 | TCU | Norman McFarland misses badly on a floater from close range | 28-38 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Christopher Lewter grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Armando Robles's pass is intercepted by Arthur Grover | 28-38 |
| 16:35 | TCU | David Heil is denied on a layup by Christopher Lewter | 28-38 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Christopher Lewter grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Joseph Gantz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 16:19 | TCU | Armando Robles knocks away the 3 by Norman McFarland | 30-38 |
| 16:17 | TCU | Arthur Grover tips it back up and in | 30-40 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Christopher Lewter is called for a charge - foul #3 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Derek Henderson (SG), Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Joseph Gantz, Gordon Scaife, Armando Robles, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Friddle (PG), Alan Galloway (SG), Adam McCambridge (SF), Robert Gupta (PF), Jimmie Laborde (C) Lawrence Greer, Norman McFarland, Arthur Grover, James Williams, David Heil | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derek Henderson (fresh) SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Eberly (fresh) C - Rodney Fern (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Friddle (fresh) SG - Alan Galloway (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Adam McCambridge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Gupta (fresh) C - Jimmie Laborde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | TCU | Samuel Friddle is whistled for traveling | 30-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG) Derek Henderson | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Phillips (C) Jimmie Laborde | |
| 15:14 | Butler | James Eberly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-40 |
| 14:56 | TCU | Robert Gupta can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Rodney Fern - foul #2 on Rodney Fern, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Armando Robles (SF) Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | TCU | Lawrence Greer (PG), Norman McFarland (SG) Samuel Friddle, Alan Galloway | |
| 14:56 | TCU | Robert Gupta makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:56 | TCU | Robert Gupta makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Larry Tarter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 14:20 | TCU | Adam McCambridge is hacked by Larry Tarter - foul #4 on Larry Tarter, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG) Larry Tarter, James Pantoja | |
| Subs | TCU | Arthur Grover (SF), David Heil (PF) Adam McCambridge, Robert Gupta | |
| 14:11 | TCU | Joseph Gantz is called for the reach on Lawrence Greer - foul #1 on Joseph Gantz, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | TCU | James Williams (PF) David Heil | |
| 13:57 | TCU | Norman McFarland can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-42 |
| 13:55 | Butler | James Eberly gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:48 | Butler | Russell Clark misses badly on a runner from the right block | 32-42 |
| 13:46 | TCU | The rebound goes to Lawrence Greer | 32-42 |
| 13:29 | TCU | Gary Phillips lays it up and in on a great pass from James Williams and he's hacked by Gordon Scaife - foul #3 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #6 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) James Eberly, Russell Clark | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 13:29 | TCU | Gary Phillips makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Todd Allen hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 32-45 |
| 13:04 | TCU | Norman McFarland grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 12:45 | TCU | Arthur Grover's pass is intercepted by Joseph Gantz | 32-45 |
| 12:21 | Butler | The short jumper by Joseph Gantz is denied by James Williams | 32-45 |
| 12:19 | TCU | Gary Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 11:59 | TCU | James Williams connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Arthur Grover | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Armando Robles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Lawrence Greer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman McFarland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Arthur Grover (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Butler | Todd Allen hits a shot in the paint set up by Christopher Lewter | 34-47 |
| 11:22 | TCU | Norman McFarland misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Todd Allen - foul #2 on Todd Allen, team foul #7 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Derek Henderson (SG), Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Joseph Gantz, Gordon Scaife, Armando Robles, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Friddle (PG), Adam McCambridge (SF), David Heil (PF), Robert Gupta (C) Lawrence Greer, Arthur Grover, James Williams, Gary Phillips | |
| 11:22 | TCU | Norman McFarland misses the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 11:22 | TCU | Norman McFarland makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Derek Henderson makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Rodney Fern and he's fouled by Norman McFarland - foul #1 on Norman McFarland, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | TCU | Alan Galloway (SG) Norman McFarland | |
| 11:10 | Butler | Derek Henderson makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:57 | TCU | Alan Galloway hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Rodney Fern gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 10:51 | Butler | James Pantoja knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by James Eberly | 40-48 |
| 10:34 | TCU | James Pantoja steps in front of the Robert Gupta pass | 40-48 |
| 10:12 | Butler | James Pantoja misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 10:10 | TCU | Robert Gupta grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 09:46 | TCU | Robert Gupta hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Samuel Friddle | 40-51 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Russell Clark hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 09:24 | TCU | David Heil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Armando Robles (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) Derek Henderson, James Pantoja, Russell Clark, James Eberly, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | TCU | Lawrence Greer (PG), Norman McFarland (SG), Arthur Grover (SF), James Williams (PF) Samuel Friddle, Alan Galloway, Adam McCambridge, Robert Gupta | |
| 09:07 | Butler | Todd Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Phillips (C) David Heil | |
| 08:43 | TCU | Arthur Grover can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 08:41 | TCU | James Williams grabs the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 08:27 | TCU | Lawrence Greer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 08:26 | Butler | Christopher Lewter gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Joseph Gantz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Norman McFarland - foul #2 on Norman McFarland, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Joseph Gantz makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Joseph Gantz misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:08 | TCU | James Williams grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 07:52 | TCU | Norman McFarland connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Phillips | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Lawrence Greer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman McFarland (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - Arthur Grover (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Butler | Todd Allen comes up short on the shot in the lane | 44-54 |
| 07:31 | TCU | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 07:06 | TCU | James Williams comes up short on the shot near the basket | 44-54 |
| 07:04 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Phillips | 44-54 |
| 06:51 | TCU | Christopher Lewter takes the ball from Arthur Grover | 44-54 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Joseph Gantz is whistled for traveling | 44-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Joseph Gantz, Gordon Scaife, Armando Robles, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | TCU | Adam McCambridge (SF), David Heil (PF), Robert Gupta (C) Arthur Grover, James Williams, Gary Phillips | |
| 06:26 | TCU | James Pantoja steps in front of the Lawrence Greer pass in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Rodney Fern is fouled on the floor by Robert Gupta - foul #3 on Robert Gupta, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Friddle (PG), Alan Galloway (SG) Lawrence Greer, Norman McFarland | |
| 05:49 | Butler | James Pantoja misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alan Galloway - foul #1 on Alan Galloway, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| 05:49 | Butler | James Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 05:49 | Butler | James Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 05:37 | TCU | Robert Gupta can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Larry Tarter grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 05:23 | Butler | James Eberly hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Tarter | 48-54 |
| 05:01 | TCU | David Heil is whistled for traveling | 48-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), Armando Robles (SF) James Pantoja, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | TCU | Lawrence Greer (PG), Norman McFarland (SG), Arthur Grover (SF) Samuel Friddle, Alan Galloway, Adam McCambridge | |
| 04:35 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Greer - foul #1 on Lawrence Greer, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG) Joseph Gantz | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Phillips (C) Robert Gupta | |
| 04:35 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:14 | TCU | Lawrence Greer is whistled for a carry | 50-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF) Russell Clark | |
| Subs | TCU | James Williams (PF) David Heil | |
| 03:49 | Butler | Christopher Lewter is fouled on the floor by James Williams - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Allen (C) James Eberly | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 03:49 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Lawrence Greer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman McFarland (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - Arthur Grover (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | TCU | Arthur Grover clanks a shot from the right side | 52-54 |
| 03:29 | TCU | Gary Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 03:17 | TCU | Christopher Lewter is called for the reach on James Williams - foul #4 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG) Larry Tarter | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 03:17 | TCU | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:17 | Butler | Todd Allen snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Joseph Gantz scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Armando Robles | 55-54 |
| 02:44 | TCU | James Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG), James Eberly (PF) Gordon Scaife, Christopher Lewter | |
| Subs | TCU | Alan Galloway (SG), Adam McCambridge (SF), David Heil (C) Norman McFarland, Arthur Grover, Gary Phillips | |
| 02:42 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Christopher Lewter (PF) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, James Eberly | |
| Subs | TCU | Norman McFarland (SG), Arthur Grover (SF), Gary Phillips (C) Alan Galloway, Adam McCambridge, David Heil | |
| 02:18 | Butler | Todd Allen knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Gordon Scaife and he's hacked by Gary Phillips - foul #4 on Gary Phillips, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:18 | TCU | Gary Phillips grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 01:56 | TCU | James Williams drills a floater from the left block | 57-56 |
| 01:35 | Butler | Larry Tarter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 01:34 | TCU | James Williams snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 01:17 | TCU | James Williams misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-56 |
| 01:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Armando Robles | 57-56 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Gordon Scaife can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Christopher Lewter pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses the easy layup | 57-56 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses the tip | 57-56 |
| 00:23 | TCU | Lawrence Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:03 | TCU | James Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 57-56 |
| 00:02 | TCU | Gary Phillips hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the halfcourt shot | 57-58 |