| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Redding (fresh) SF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ervin Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | David Howard inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Norman Powell snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 19:20 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG) Curtis Wilcox | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 19:06 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip loses the dribble to Earl Redding | 31-38 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Earl Redding hits the finger roll | 33-38 |
| 18:42 | Cleveland State | Kyle Taylor takes the ball from Robert Sea | 33-38 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Vincent Wroten lays it in on a nice dish by Kyle Taylor | 35-38 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Kyle Taylor - foul #2 on Kyle Taylor, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Norman Powell grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Norman Powell misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jing-Quo Hou - foul #1 on Jing-Quo Hou, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner (C) Jing-Quo Hou | |
| 18:00 | Butler | Norman Powell makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Norman Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:00 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | David Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kyle Taylor - foul #3 on Kyle Taylor, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF) Kyle Taylor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Robert Liller (SG) Ervin Lowery, Robert Sea | |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Norman Powell connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Earl Redding | 38-40 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner scores on a turnaround in the lane | 38-42 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Norman Powell blows the layup | 38-42 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Norman Powell hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 16:25 | Cleveland State | Nathan Heard steals it from Harry Schreiner | 40-42 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Nathan Heard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 16:07 | Cleveland State | David Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 15:44 | Butler | Norman Powell gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Powell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Liller (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Atnip (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Harry Schreiner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Butler | Earl Redding can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 15:23 | Cleveland State | David Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:11 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Norman Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 14:51 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Dustin Atnip | 40-42 |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip connects on the jumper in the lane | 40-44 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 14:14 | Cleveland State | David Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Smith | 40-44 |
| 14:13 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip tips it but misses | 40-44 |
| 14:12 | Cleveland State | David Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 13:58 | Cleveland State | Norman Powell is called for the reach on Harry Schreiner - foul #2 on Norman Powell, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Frances Heimann (SG), Kyle Taylor (SF), Christopher Scott (PF), William Michael (C) Earl Redding, Vincent Wroten, Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Robert Sea (SG), Harold Gagnon (SF), Daniel Theodore (PF), Jing-Quo Hou (C) Robert Smith, Robert Liller, David Howard, Dustin Atnip, Harry Schreiner | |
| 13:40 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Ervin Lowery and he's hacked by Kyle Taylor - foul #4 on Kyle Taylor, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF) Kyle Taylor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:40 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:22 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 13:20 | Butler | William Michael pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Frances Heimann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| 12:47 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou clanks a jumper from the baseline | 40-47 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Christopher Scott gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:25 | Butler | Frances Heimann hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Curtis Wilcox | 42-47 |
| 12:10 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Ervin Lowery | 42-49 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Michael | 45-49 |
| 11:36 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 11:34 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon tips it in | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Redding (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Michael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ervin Lowery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harold Gagnon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Theodore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jing-Quo Hou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Butler | William Michael misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Frances Heimann hits the follow up shot | 47-51 |
| 10:47 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Curtis Wilcox - foul #4 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (PG), Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Curtis Wilcox, Earl Redding, Christopher Scott, William Michael | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (SG), David Howard (SF), Dustin Atnip (PF), Harry Schreiner (C) Robert Sea, Harold Gagnon, Daniel Theodore, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| 10:47 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:47 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:47 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery is hacked by Vincent Wroten - foul #2 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 10:06 | Butler | David Howard steals it from Norman Powell | 47-54 |
| 10:03 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Howard | 47-56 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Norman Powell lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Smith and the foul's on Harry Schreiner - foul #1 on Harry Schreiner, team foul #2 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Liller (SG) Ervin Lowery | |
| 09:47 | Butler | Norman Powell makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:30 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-56 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Norman Powell pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Ronald Smith is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Scott (PF) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 09:06 | Butler | Nathan Heard clanks a turnaround from close range | 50-56 |
| 09:05 | Cleveland State | David Howard gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 08:55 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Smith | 50-59 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Christopher Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Sea (SG), Harold Gagnon (PF), Daniel Theodore (C) Robert Liller, Dustin Atnip, Harry Schreiner | |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Norman Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-59 |
| 08:09 | Cleveland State | David Howard grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 07:50 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the turnaround from close range set up by Robert Sea | 50-61 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Norman Powell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 07:34 | Cleveland State | David Howard snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Heard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Powell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Theodore (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 07:29 | Butler | Christopher Scott snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 07:23 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 07:22 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Sea | 50-63 |
| 06:46 | Butler | Daniel Theodore steals the ball from Vincent Wroten | 50-63 |
| 06:30 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-63 |
| 06:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frances Heimann | 50-63 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Nathan Heard hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Vincent Wroten | 52-63 |
| 06:04 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea misses the shot from the baseline | 52-63 |
| 06:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Vincent Wroten | 52-63 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Earl Redding (SG), Kyle Taylor (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Vincent Wroten, Frances Heimann, Nathan Heard, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Dustin Atnip (PF), Jing-Quo Hou (C) Robert Smith, Harold Gagnon, Daniel Theodore | |
| 05:44 | Butler | Kyle Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 05:36 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (C) Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:20 | Butler | Kyle Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Liller (SG) Robert Sea | |
| 04:54 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller travels with the ball | 52-63 |
| 04:27 | Butler | William Michael hits a shot from the right wing set up by Kyle Taylor | 54-63 |
| 04:11 | Cleveland State | Earl Redding takes the ball from Robert Liller | 54-63 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Earl Redding hits the finger roll | 56-63 |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ervin Lowery | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Jing-Quo Hou is called for the reach on Curtis Wilcox - foul #2 on Jing-Quo Hou, team foul #4 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG), Christopher Scott (PF), Norman Powell (C) Earl Redding, Ronald Smith, William Michael | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (PG), Robert Sea (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Harry Schreiner (PF), Daniel Theodore (C) Ervin Lowery, Robert Liller, David Howard, Dustin Atnip, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Coppedge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harry Schreiner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Theodore (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Frances Heimann | 58-65 |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 02:53 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore grabs the offensive board | 58-65 |
| 02:53 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Smith (PF) Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), David Howard (SF), Dustin Atnip (PF), Jing-Quo Hou (C) Theodore Coppedge, Robert Smith, Harry Schreiner, Daniel Theodore | |
| 02:41 | Cleveland State | David Howard can't connect on a shot in the lane | 58-65 |
| 02:39 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Atnip | 58-65 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Norman Powell is called for the reach on Robert Sea - foul #3 on Norman Powell, team foul #8 | 58-65 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Norman Powell | 58-66 |
| 02:05 | Butler | Frances Heimann double dribbles | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ervin Lowery | 58-68 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 01:32 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| 01:09 | Cleveland State | Kyle Taylor is called for the reach on David Howard - foul #5 on Kyle Taylor, team foul #9 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Christopher Scott (PF), William Michael (C) Curtis Wilcox, Frances Heimann, Kyle Taylor, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Robert Liller (SG), Harry Schreiner (PF), Daniel Theodore (C) Ervin Lowery, Robert Sea, Dustin Atnip, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| 01:09 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:09 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:01 | Butler | The jump hook by Christopher Scott is blocked by Harry Schreiner | 58-70 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Vincent Wroten grabs the offensive board | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Butler | William Michael clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-70 |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Christopher Scott is called for the reach on Robert Liller - foul #1 on Christopher Scott, team foul #10 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (PG) David Howard | |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Nathan Heard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Vincent Wroten | 61-72 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge runs out the clock | 61-72 |