| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Vigue (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Ensminger - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Masio Abdallah, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:39 | Butler | John Landes gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:35 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 19:34 | Cleveland State | William Anker pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:15 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth loses the ball out of bounds | 35-27 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Brett Shepherd is called for traveling | 35-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 18:34 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford is fouled on the floor by Michael Pantoja - foul #2 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | James Fowler is called for the reach on Richard Ruth - foul #2 on James Fowler, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, John Landes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 18:09 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 18:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brett Shepherd | 35-27 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Michael Pantoja comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 17:54 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 17:50 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Anker | 35-30 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is fouled on the floor by Richard Ruth - foul #2 on Richard Ruth, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), John Landes (C) Larry Dean, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (PF) Dustin Welter | |
| 17:22 | Butler | John Landes's pass is intercepted by Richard Stanford | 35-30 |
| 17:19 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford jams it | 35-32 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 17:05 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 16:55 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 16:35 | Butler | James Fowler buries a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Richard Stanford - foul #1 on Richard Stanford, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Michael Pantoja, Masio Abdallah, Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Dustin Welter (PF) William Anker, Richard Ruth, Tommy Vigue | |
| 16:35 | Butler | James Fowler makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:17 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 16:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 38-35 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 15:51 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mario Dolan (fresh) SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) SF - Richard Stanford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Pickering (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Victor Pickering | 38-37 |
| 15:25 | Butler | James Fowler is hacked by Gaston Austin - foul #1 on Gaston Austin, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Joey Welch (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, John Landes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Anthony Simon (SG), Tommy Vigue (C) Mario Dolan, Richard Stanford, Dustin Welter | |
| 15:17 | Butler | Michael Pantoja can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 15:15 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:54 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), John Landes (C) Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG) Victor Pickering | |
| 14:28 | Butler | James Fowler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 14:26 | Butler | Joey Welch hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 14:20 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 14:18 | Cleveland State | William Anker snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 13:56 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Anker | 40-39 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Michael Pantoja drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Fowler | 43-39 |
| 13:15 | Cleveland State | William Anker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | William Anker misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Pantoja - foul #3 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, John Landes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford (SF), Dustin Welter (PF), Victor Pickering (C) Gaston Austin, Anthony Simon, Tommy Vigue | |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | William Anker makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | William Anker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Victor Pickering takes the ball from Masio Abdallah | 43-41 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Anker | 43-44 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the lay-in | 43-44 |
| 12:33 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 12:26 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter tips it home | 43-46 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Dino Mazierski scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-46 |
| 12:11 | Cleveland State | Dino Mazierski is called for the reach on William Anker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), John Landes (C) Dino Mazierski, Larry Dean, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Mario Dolan (SG) William Anker, Richard Ruth | |
| 11:54 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 46-46 |
| 11:52 | Butler | John Landes snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Anthony Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Dolan (fresh) SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Pickering (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Victor Pickering - foul #2 on Victor Pickering, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF) James Fowler, Masio Abdallah | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue (C) Victor Pickering | |
| 11:29 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:29 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:29 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:20 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Tommy Vigue | 47-48 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Michael Pantoja connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Larry Dean | 50-48 |
| 10:47 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon misses short on a runner in the lane | 50-48 |
| 10:45 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Landes | 50-48 |
| 10:28 | Butler | John Landes knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Pantoja | 52-48 |
| 10:12 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan is hacked by Larry Dean - foul #1 on Larry Dean, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja, Larry Dean, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, John Landes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Victor Pickering (PF) Anthony Simon, Mario Dolan, Dustin Welter | |
| 10:00 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue lays it in on a nice dish by William Anker | 52-50 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Masio Abdallah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-50 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo tips it in | 54-50 |
| 09:30 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 09:29 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 09:23 | Cleveland State | Masio Abdallah picks off the pass by Victor Pickering | 54-50 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Masio Abdallah banks in the layup | 56-50 |
| 09:06 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Masio Abdallah snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gabriel Gallo | 59-50 |
| 08:33 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue blows the layup | 59-50 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Joey Welch snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 08:03 | Butler | James Fowler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), John Landes (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Masio Abdallah, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Gaston Austin (SF), Dustin Welter (PF), Mario Dolan (C) William Anker, Richard Stanford, Victor Pickering, Tommy Vigue | |
| 07:47 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Anthony Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gaston Austin (fresh) PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Mario Dolan (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Larry Dean misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Ruth - foul #3 on Richard Ruth, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue (C) Richard Ruth | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Larry Dean misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:25 | Butler | Larry Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:04 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-52 |
| 07:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brett Shepherd | 60-52 |
| 06:45 | Butler | John Landes misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Tommy Vigue - foul #1 on Tommy Vigue, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG) Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Victor Pickering (C) Mario Dolan, Tommy Vigue | |
| 06:45 | Butler | John Landes misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:45 | Butler | John Landes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon is fouled on the floor by James Fowler - foul #3 on James Fowler, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SF) Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford (SF) Gaston Austin | |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | William Anker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 61-53 |
| 06:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:59 | Butler | William Anker is called for the reach on Michael Pantoja in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Anker, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF) Andre Harper | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG) Dustin Welter | |
| 05:59 | Butler | Michael Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Victor Pickering | 62-53 |
| 05:54 | Cleveland State | William Anker loses the dribble to Douglas Ensminger | 62-53 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Landes | 64-53 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 05:03 | Butler | John Landes gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:47 | Butler | James Fowler misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the tip | 64-53 |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:30 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF), Joey Welch (C) Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan (PG), Dustin Welter (PF), Tommy Vigue (C) William Anker, Victor Pickering, Anthony Simon | |
| 04:03 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the floater from the right side | 64-53 |
| 04:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joey Welch - foul #2 on Joey Welch, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF), John Landes (C) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 03:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Butler | Larry Dean misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 03:39 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fresh) SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mario Dolan (fresh) SG - Richard Ruth (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Tommy Vigue (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 03:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gabriel Gallo | 64-55 |
| 03:14 | Butler | John Landes comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 64-55 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Richard Stanford is called for the reach on John Landes - foul #2 on Richard Stanford, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Anthony Simon (SG), Gaston Austin (SF) Richard Ruth, Richard Stanford, Dustin Welter | |
| 02:54 | Butler | John Landes makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:54 | Butler | John Landes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (C) John Landes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford (SF), Dustin Welter (PF) Gaston Austin, Mario Dolan | |
| 02:35 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 66-55 |
| 02:34 | Butler | James Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 02:16 | Butler | James Fowler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | William Anker buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Stanford | 66-57 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger can't throw it down | 66-57 |
| 01:41 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:16 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 01:14 | Butler | James Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Brett Shepherd drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Fowler | 68-57 |
| 00:58 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue misses short on a floater from the left block | 68-57 |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford gets the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | William Anker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-57 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dustin Welter - foul #1 on Dustin Welter, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Gaston Austin (SF), Victor Pickering (PF), Mario Dolan (C) William Anker, Richard Stanford, Dustin Welter, Tommy Vigue | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon is hacked by Dino Mazierski - foul #2 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF) Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Dino Mazierski runs out the clock | 69-59 |