| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Spires (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey drills a floater from close range set up by Paul Teeter | 26-26 |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is fouled on the floor by Walter Adkins - foul #2 on Walter Adkins, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Walter Adkins - foul #3 on Walter Adkins, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Scarborough (SF) Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:43 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:32 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires can't finish the layup | 26-28 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Paul Teeter pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Weeks - foul #1 on Kevin Weeks, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 17:55 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the shot from the baseline | 28-30 |
| 17:30 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-30 |
| 17:29 | UNLV | Willie Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | Adam Thompson is called for the reach on Jeffrey Spires - foul #3 on Adam Thompson, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| 16:50 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 16:31 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Willie Wilson - foul #2 on Willie Wilson, team foul #4 | 28-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SG) Willie Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:31 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 16:31 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Adolph Singer misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 16:13 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires tips it in | 30-32 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca buries a jumper in the lane | 30-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Duty (fresh) SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Spires (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Denney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Joe Denney lays it up and in | 32-34 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Adolph Singer - foul #3 on Adolph Singer, team foul #5 | 32-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Walter Adkins (SF), Johnny Malinoski (C) Adolph Singer, Paul Duty, Robert Scarborough, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| 15:05 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | Paul Teeter is called for the reach on Jeffrey Spires - foul #2 on Paul Teeter, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Horace Stewart steps in front of the Walter Adkins pass | 32-36 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Weeks - foul #2 on Kevin Weeks, team foul #6 | 32-36 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas McCrorey - foul #1 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | Walter Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | Walter Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:08 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses badly on a shot from the right block | 34-37 |
| 13:06 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Willie Wilson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Paul Teeter gets the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Horace Stewart travels with the ball | 34-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank McCoy (PF), Joe Denney (C) Jeffrey Spires, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| 12:15 | UNLV | Horace Stewart picks off the pass by Walter Adkins | 34-37 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the easy layup | 34-37 |
| 12:10 | UNLV | Joe Denney snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Frank McCoy loses the dribble to Adam Thompson | 34-37 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Adkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Denney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Paul Teeter hits a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Kevin Weeks - foul #3 on Kevin Weeks, team foul #7 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Paul Duty (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF) Kevin Weeks, Willie Wilson, Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Adolph Singer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 11:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brandon Coppola | 34-40 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Paul Teeter gets the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the lay-in | 34-40 |
| 10:30 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Larocca | 34-40 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey connects on the floater from the right side | 34-42 |
| 09:48 | UNLV | Adolph Singer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Walter Adkins (SF), Jeffrey Spires (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) Adolph Singer, Paul Duty, Robert Scarborough, Frank McCoy, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), Paul Hyde (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas McCrorey, Brandon Coppola | |
| 09:11 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| 09:11 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:11 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Horace Stewart scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Binkley | 36-44 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Willie Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 08:34 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Jeffrey Spires swats the dunk try by Jonathan Larocca | 38-44 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Adam Thompson tips it back up and in | 38-46 |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Adam Binkley - foul #2 on Adam Binkley, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Jonathan Larocca | |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires grabs the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 07:40 | UNLV | Walter Adkins hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 38-46 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the board | 38-46 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Spires (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Binkley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses short on a jumper from the left block | 38-46 |
| 07:10 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Hyde | 38-46 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Paul Hyde snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Horace Stewart is called for 3 seconds | 38-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Scarborough (SF) Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG) Adam Binkley | |
| 06:32 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires jams it on a great pass from Willie Wilson | 40-46 |
| 06:16 | Butler | The short jumper by Paul Hyde is denied by Jeffrey Spires | 40-46 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Paul Hyde gets the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-46 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Paul Teeter pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits a shot in the paint | 40-48 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski misses badly on a floater near the basket | 40-48 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Paul Teeter gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Adam Thompson connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Horace Stewart | 40-50 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Hyde - foul #1 on Paul Hyde, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Paul Duty (SG), Walter Adkins (SF), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Willie Wilson, Robert Scarborough, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Adam Binkley (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Horace Stewart, Thomas McCrorey, Adam Thompson, Paul Hyde | |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires misses the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Brandon Coppola grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Paul Duty - foul #1 on Paul Duty, team foul #8 | 40-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank McCoy (PF) Jeffrey Spires | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:22 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Joe Denney grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Joe Denney misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brandon Coppola - foul #1 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Joe Denney makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Joe Denney makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 03:50 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Joe Denney - foul #3 on Joe Denney, team foul #9 | 42-50 |
| 03:50 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 03:50 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 03:24 | UNLV | Adam Binkley denies the turnaround by Frank McCoy | 42-52 |
| 03:22 | Butler | Brandon Coppola gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Duty (fresh) SF - Walter Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Denney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Butler | Paul Duty is called for the reach on Jonathan Larocca - foul #2 on Paul Duty, team foul #10 | 42-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG) Paul Duty | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Adam Thompson (PF) Paul Teeter, Stephen Jasper | |
| 02:59 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:45 | UNLV | Adolph Singer drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-54 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Jeffrey Spires (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) Adolph Singer, Frank McCoy, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Horace Stewart (SG), Paul Hyde (C) Adam Binkley, Jonathan Larocca, Brandon Coppola | |
| 02:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled on the floor by Willie Wilson - foul #3 on Willie Wilson, team foul #11 | 45-54 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-55 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Adam Thompson buries a jumpshot from the right side | 47-57 |
| 01:27 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Walter Adkins and the foul's on Paul Teeter - foul #3 on Paul Teeter, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| 01:27 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:05 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the floater from close range | 50-57 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Walter Adkins | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Walter Adkins | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Butler | Paul Teeter is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Weeks - foul #4 on Kevin Weeks, team foul #12 | 52-57 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Willie Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Wilson - foul #4 on Willie Wilson, team foul #13 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Willie Wilson snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Willie Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Paul Hyde gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Paul Hyde is hacked by Willie Wilson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willie Wilson, team foul #14 | 55-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (SG) Willie Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks loses the dribble to Adam Binkley | 55-60 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Adolph Singer is called for the reach on Thomas McCrorey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adolph Singer, team foul #15 | 55-60 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Adolph Singer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Adam Thompson gets the rebound | 55-61 |