| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Elledge (fresh) SF - Brandon Freeman (fresh) PF - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) C - Clyde Billingsley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Adam Thompson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Colorado | Richard Elledge pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Colorado | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Paul Teeter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Copeland | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Clyde Billingsley blocks the short jumper by Paul Hyde | 5-2 |
| 18:34 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | Colorado | The short jumper by David Smith is denied by Adam Thompson | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | Butler | Adam Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Colorado | Roger Jumper (SF), Arthur Jackson (PF) Brandon Freeman, Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 17:37 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley lays it in on a nice dish by David Smith | 7-2 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 7-4 |
| 17:12 | Colorado | Richard Elledge comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Hyde - foul #1 on Paul Hyde, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (PG), Robert Johnson (C) David Smith, Clyde Billingsley | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:12 | Colorado | Richard Elledge makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:12 | Colorado | Richard Elledge makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Elledge - foul #1 on Richard Elledge, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bob Hondo (SG), Kenneth Copeland (PF) Richard Elledge, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:43 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:36 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 9-5 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Paul Hyde pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 9-7 |
| 15:59 | Colorado | Paul Hyde takes the ball from Kenneth Copeland | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Peter Glade (fresh) SG - Bob Hondo (fresh) SF - Roger Jumper (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hyde (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 9-7 |
| 15:41 | Butler | Paul Hyde tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| 15:29 | Colorado | Bob Hondo is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bob Hondo, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Smith (PG), Richard Elledge (SG), Brandon Freeman (SF), Arthur Jackson (PF), Clyde Billingsley (C) Peter Glade, Bob Hondo, Roger Jumper, Kenneth Copeland, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Brandon Coppola (C) Jonathan Larocca, Paul Hyde | |
| 15:27 | Butler | Horace Stewart loses the dribble to David Smith in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 15:24 | Colorado | Richard Elledge banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Smith | 11-9 |
| 15:04 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (PG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Paul Teeter, Adam Thompson | |
| 15:04 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:04 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:56 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Stephen Jasper is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Elledge - foul #2 on Richard Elledge, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bob Hondo (SG), Samuel Kessel (PF) Richard Elledge, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG) Thomas McCrorey | |
| 14:26 | Butler | Paul Teeter hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Adam Binkley | 11-13 |
| 14:16 | Colorado | Brandon Coppola takes the ball from Brandon Freeman | 11-13 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Horace Stewart clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 13:48 | Colorado | Peter Glade grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:40 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley makes the jumper in the paint | 13-13 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Paul Teeter is called for traveling | 13-13 |
| Subs | Colorado | Roger Jumper (SF), Kenneth Copeland (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Brandon Freeman, Samuel Kessel, Clyde Billingsley | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Adam Thompson (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Horace Stewart, Adam Binkley, Stephen Jasper, Brandon Coppola | |
| 13:23 | Colorado | Peter Glade is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Teeter - foul #1 on Paul Teeter, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| 13:11 | Colorado | Bob Hondo makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Kenneth Copeland | 15-13 |
| 12:53 | Butler | The jump hook by Jonathan Larocca is blocked by Kenneth Copeland | 15-13 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 15-15 |
| 12:18 | Colorado | Roger Jumper drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Peter Glade | 17-15 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 17-15 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the tip | 17-15 |
| 12:02 | Colorado | Roger Jumper gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:58 | Colorado | Bob Hondo makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Jumper | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Peter Glade (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Bob Hondo (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Roger Jumper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Copeland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hyde (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas McCrorey and he's hacked by Bob Hondo - foul #2 on Bob Hondo, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Kessel (SF), Arthur Jackson (PF), Clyde Billingsley (C) Bob Hondo, Kenneth Copeland, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG), Adam Binkley (SF) Paul Teeter, Thomas McCrorey | |
| 11:33 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 11:21 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Paul Hyde - foul #2 on Paul Hyde, team foul #3 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Brandon Coppola (C) Jonathan Larocca, Paul Hyde | |
| 11:21 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 11:21 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 11:19 | Butler | Horace Stewart's pass is intercepted by Samuel Kessel in the backcourt | 22-18 |
| 11:03 | Colorado | Roger Jumper can't connect on a runner from the left block | 22-18 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Arthur Jackson steps in front of the Adam Thompson pass | 22-18 |
| 10:26 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 22-18 |
| 10:25 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brandon Coppola | 22-18 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Adam Binkley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brandon Freeman (SF), Kenneth Copeland (PF) Samuel Kessel, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Thomas McCrorey, Brandon Coppola | |
| 10:13 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Copeland | 25-18 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Paul Teeter hits the finger roll | 25-20 |
| 09:31 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Glade and the foul's on Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #4 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Adam Binkley | |
| 09:31 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland makes the free throw | 28-20 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Paul Teeter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-20 |
| 09:12 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Stephen Jasper | |
| 08:50 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the shot from the left side | 28-20 |
| 08:49 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 08:35 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brandon Coppola - foul #1 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #5 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Kessel (SF), Arthur Jackson (PF) Brandon Freeman, Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Horace Stewart, Adam Thompson | |
| 08:35 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 08:35 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 08:12 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 07:49 | Colorado | Roger Jumper is whistled for traveling | 30-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brandon Freeman (SF), Robert Johnson (C) Samuel Kessel, Clyde Billingsley | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG), Adam Thompson (PF) Paul Teeter, Stephen Jasper | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Peter Glade (tired) 2 ast. SG - Roger Jumper (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Robert Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Binkley (fresh) SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Brandon Coppola (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Binkley | 30-24 |
| 07:07 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 30-24 |
| 07:05 | Colorado | Roger Jumper tips it back up and in | 32-24 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Peter Glade is called for the reach on Adam Binkley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Glade, team foul #7 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland (PF) Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Thomas McCrorey, Brandon Coppola | |
| 07:03 | Butler | Adam Binkley makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Adam Binkley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 07:03 | Colorado | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 06:54 | Colorado | Roger Jumper can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-25 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Adam Thompson gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 06:29 | Butler | Adam Binkley can't connect on a shot from the left block | 32-25 |
| 06:28 | Colorado | Roger Jumper grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 06:13 | Colorado | Roger Jumper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Smith (PG), Richard Elledge (SG), Samuel Kessel (SF), Clyde Billingsley (C) Peter Glade, Roger Jumper, Brandon Freeman, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas McCrorey (SF) Jonathan Larocca, Adam Binkley | |
| 05:53 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 05:52 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Richard Elledge | 32-25 |
| 05:35 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley misses the dunk but the foul's on Paul Teeter - foul #2 on Paul Teeter, team foul #6 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG), Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Teeter, Stephen Jasper | |
| 05:35 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 05:35 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Adam Binkley travels in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brandon Freeman (SF), Arthur Jackson (PF) Samuel Kessel, Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:22 | Colorado | Richard Elledge misses short on a shot from the right block | 33-25 |
| 05:21 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley grabs the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 04:56 | Colorado | David Smith is fouled on the floor by Adam Binkley - foul #2 on Adam Binkley, team foul #7 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Johnson (C) Clyde Billingsley | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Adam Binkley, Adam Thompson | |
| 04:56 | Colorado | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:56 | Colorado | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:56 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman snags the offensive board | 34-25 |
| 04:41 | Colorado | Richard Elledge clanks a turnaround from close range | 34-25 |
| 04:39 | Colorado | Arthur Jackson hits the follow up shot | 36-25 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Stephen Jasper clanks a jumper near the basket | 36-25 |
| 04:14 | Colorado | The rebound goes to David Smith | 36-25 |
| 04:10 | Colorado | Richard Elledge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 04:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stephen Jasper | 36-25 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Brandon Freeman is called for the reach on Jonathan Larocca in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Freeman, team foul #8 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bob Hondo (SG), Samuel Kessel (SF), Kenneth Copeland (PF), Clyde Billingsley (C) Richard Elledge, Brandon Freeman, Arthur Jackson, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| 04:07 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-25 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 03:49 | Colorado | Bob Hondo scores on a jump hook in the lane | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Hondo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Samuel Kessel (fresh) PF - Kenneth Copeland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Billingsley (tiring) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tiring) SG - Jonathan Larocca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-27 |
| 03:19 | Colorado | David Smith gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 02:58 | Colorado | Bob Hondo is hacked by Brandon Coppola - foul #2 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #8 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Elledge (SG), Brandon Freeman (SF), Robert Johnson (C) David Smith, Samuel Kessel, Clyde Billingsley | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), Paul Hyde (C) Horace Stewart, Thomas McCrorey, Brandon Coppola | |
| 02:58 | Colorado | Bob Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 02:58 | Colorado | Bob Hondo misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 02:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Paul Hyde | 39-27 |
| 02:36 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the dunk but he's hacked by Kenneth Copeland - foul #1 on Kenneth Copeland, team foul #9 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Smith (PG) Bob Hondo | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:36 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 02:36 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 02:36 | Colorado | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 02:20 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Paul Hyde pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Johnson | 39-27 |
| 02:03 | Colorado | Richard Elledge grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 01:42 | Colorado | David Smith buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Richard Elledge and he's fouled by Jonathan Larocca - foul #1 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #9 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Kessel (SF), Arthur Jackson (PF), Clyde Billingsley (C) Brandon Freeman, Kenneth Copeland, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| 01:42 | Colorado | David Smith misses the free throw | 41-27 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Stephen Jasper gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 01:15 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| 00:59 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Arthur Jackson | 43-27 |
| 00:57 | Butler | David Smith picks off the pass by Horace Stewart in the backcourt | 43-27 |
| 00:43 | Colorado | Samuel Kessel is fouled on the floor by Stephen Jasper - foul #1 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #10 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bob Hondo (SG), Roger Jumper (SF) Richard Elledge, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Adam Binkley | |
| 00:43 | Colorado | Samuel Kessel makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 00:43 | Colorado | Samuel Kessel makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Stephen Jasper is called for 3 seconds | 45-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland (PF) Samuel Kessel | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Bob Hondo misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Horace Stewart, team foul #11 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Elledge (SG), Robert Johnson (C) David Smith, Clyde Billingsley | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Bob Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Bob Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 47-27 |