| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Roger Middleton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Gilham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maffei (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy McGill (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Dustin Brophy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Thomas Maffei inbounds the ball | 25-18 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Stanford | Timothy McGill knocks in the runner near the basket | 27-18 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-18 |
| 18:36 | Stanford | Roger Middleton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left block | 29-18 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-18 |
| 18:22 | Butler | Paul Hyde tips it in | 29-20 |
| 17:55 | Stanford | Roger Middleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-20 |
| 17:36 | Butler | Timothy McGill swats the short shot by Adam Thompson | 29-20 |
| 17:35 | Stanford | Timothy McGill pulls down the rebound | 29-20 |
| 17:17 | Stanford | Thomas Maffei throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-20 |
| Subs | Stanford | Anthony Nicoll (SF) Thomas Maffei | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:00 | Butler | Adam Thompson can't finish the layup | 29-20 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Paul Hyde tips it in | 29-22 |
| 16:43 | Stanford | Timothy McGill is fouled on the floor by Adam Thompson - foul #3 on Adam Thompson, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Sims (C) Dustin Brophy | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Horace Stewart, Adam Thompson | |
| 16:32 | Stanford | Timothy McGill is hacked by Stephen Jasper - foul #1 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| 16:16 | Stanford | Timothy McGill is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Timothy McGill, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| 15:48 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Edgar Gilham - foul #2 on Edgar Gilham, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Stanford | Gordon Kelley (PG), Thomas Maffei (SF), Dustin Brophy (C) Roger Middleton, Edgar Gilham, Timothy McGill | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| 15:48 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 15:48 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Gordon Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Nicoll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maffei (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Sims (fresh) 3 pf. C - Dustin Brophy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Stanford | Paul Teeter is called for the reach on Gordon Kelley - foul #1 on Paul Teeter, team foul #3 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| 14:53 | Stanford | Adam Thompson blocks the short jumper by Richard Sims | 29-24 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Paul Teeter snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is called for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #4 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Stanford | Roger Middleton (PG), Edgar Gilham (SG), Timothy McGill (PF) Gordon Kelley, Anthony Nicoll, Dustin Brophy | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:00 | Stanford | Richard Sims is whistled for a carry | 29-24 |
| 13:34 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the lay-in | 29-24 |
| 13:33 | Stanford | Thomas Maffei snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 13:06 | Stanford | Roger Middleton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Paul Hyde gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Paul Teeter loses the dribble to Thomas Maffei | 29-24 |
| 12:22 | Stanford | Timothy McGill is fouled on the floor by Adam Thompson - foul #4 on Adam Thompson, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Stanford | Anthony Nicoll (SF), Dustin Brophy (C) Thomas Maffei, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Horace Stewart, Adam Thompson, Paul Hyde | |
| 12:07 | Stanford | Edgar Gilham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Brandon Coppola pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca is fouled on the floor by Dustin Brophy - foul #2 on Dustin Brophy, team foul #3 | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Roger Middleton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Gilham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Nicoll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy McGill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dustin Brophy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the jumper in the paint | 29-24 |
| 11:17 | Stanford | Timothy McGill snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 10:52 | Stanford | Thomas McCrorey steals the ball from Timothy McGill | 29-24 |
| 10:28 | Butler | Stephen Jasper drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 29-26 |
| 10:06 | Stanford | Dustin Brophy is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Roger Middleton | 31-26 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Anthony Nicoll denies the turnaround by Thomas McCrorey | 31-26 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Paul Teeter hits the follow up shot | 31-28 |
| 09:16 | Stanford | Anthony Nicoll is fouled on the floor by Thomas McCrorey - foul #3 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #6 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Stanford | Gordon Kelley (PG), Thomas Maffei (SF), Richard Sims (PF) Roger Middleton, Edgar Gilham, Timothy McGill | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), Paul Hyde (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas McCrorey, Stephen Jasper | |
| 08:54 | Stanford | Dustin Brophy misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brandon Coppola - foul #1 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Jonathan Larocca, Brandon Coppola | |
| 08:54 | Stanford | Dustin Brophy makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 08:54 | Stanford | Dustin Brophy misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Paul Hyde gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Paul Hyde banks in the layup | 32-30 |
| 08:07 | Stanford | Dustin Brophy misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 08:06 | Stanford | Anthony Nicoll grabs the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 07:46 | Stanford | Richard Sims is fouled on the floor by Paul Teeter - foul #2 on Paul Teeter, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Stanford | Roger Middleton (PG), Edgar Gilham (SG) Gordon Kelley, Anthony Nicoll | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Adam Thompson (PF) Paul Teeter, Adam Binkley, Stephen Jasper | |
| 07:46 | Stanford | Richard Sims makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 07:46 | Stanford | Richard Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 07:25 | Butler | Horace Stewart scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Adam Thompson | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Roger Middleton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Gilham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maffei (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Dustin Brophy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Stanford | Edgar Gilham is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca hits a fadeaway in the lane | 37-34 |
| 06:24 | Stanford | Thomas Maffei makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Brophy | 39-34 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Horace Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Stanford | Anthony Nicoll (SF), Timothy McGill (PF) Thomas Maffei, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:48 | Stanford | Dustin Brophy is called for a charge - foul #3 on Dustin Brophy, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG) Horace Stewart | |
| 05:28 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Larocca | 39-36 |
| 05:00 | Stanford | Edgar Gilham can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 04:29 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca is fouled on the floor by Edgar Gilham - foul #3 on Edgar Gilham, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | Gordon Kelley (SG), Richard Sims (C) Edgar Gilham, Dustin Brophy | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Adam Binkley (SF), Brandon Coppola (C) Jonathan Larocca, Thomas McCrorey, Paul Hyde | |
| 04:09 | Butler | Brandon Coppola makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Adam Thompson | 39-38 |
| 03:44 | Stanford | Adam Thompson swats the layup by Gordon Kelley | 39-38 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Horace Stewart gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 03:22 | Butler | Roger Middleton steps in front of the Horace Stewart pass | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Roger Middleton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Nicoll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy McGill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Stanford | Richard Sims's pass is intercepted by Adam Binkley | 39-38 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Paul Teeter hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Anthony Nicoll - foul #1 on Anthony Nicoll, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Stanford | Edgar Gilham (SG), Thomas Maffei (SF) Roger Middleton, Anthony Nicoll | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Adam Binkley | |
| 02:45 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 02:26 | Stanford | Gordon Kelley is hacked by Paul Teeter - foul #3 on Paul Teeter, team foul #9 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG), Jonathan Larocca (SG), Paul Hyde (C) Paul Teeter, Horace Stewart, Brandon Coppola | |
| 02:26 | Stanford | Gordon Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 02:26 | Stanford | Gordon Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-41 |
| Subs | Stanford | Roger Middleton (PG) Gordon Kelley | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG) Adam Binkley | |
| 01:57 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey loses the ball out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Stanford | Dustin Brophy (C) Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| 01:35 | Stanford | Timothy McGill comes up short on the shot in the paint | 41-41 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Adam Thompson knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Hyde | 41-43 |
| 01:14 | Stanford | Roger Middleton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas McCrorey - foul #4 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #10 | 41-43 |
| 01:14 | Stanford | Roger Middleton misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 01:14 | Stanford | Roger Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses long on a floater from the left side | 42-43 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Adam Thompson snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Adam Thompson drills a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Timothy McGill - foul #4 on Timothy McGill, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 00:25 | Stanford | Dustin Brophy grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 00:14 | Stanford | Timothy McGill misses the easy layup | 42-45 |
| 00:13 | Stanford | Timothy McGill hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Butler | Paul Teeter is hacked by Roger Middleton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Middleton, team foul #8 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Adam Binkley | |
| 00:10 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 00:10 | Stanford | Stanford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 44-47 |
| 00:01 | Stanford | Dustin Brophy is called for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Paul Teeter runs out the clock | 44-47 |