| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Jason Riddick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Kellems (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Benjamin Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Nichols inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Sacred Heart | David Williams misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 30-32 |
| 19:45 | Sacred Heart | John Burns tips it but misses | 30-32 |
| 19:43 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-32 |
| 19:16 | Sacred Heart | John Burns grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 18:57 | Sacred Heart | David Williams is called for traveling | 30-32 |
| 18:34 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey hits the finger roll set up by Horace Stewart | 32-32 |
| 18:30 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems blows the layup but he's fouled by Horace Stewart - foul #2 on Horace Stewart, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:30 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:30 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Nichols - foul #2 on Benjamin Nichols, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled on the floor by Harold Kellems - foul #2 on Harold Kellems, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 32-34 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Horace Stewart tips it in | 34-34 |
| 17:17 | Sacred Heart | Jason Riddick misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-34 |
| 16:55 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:37 | Sacred Heart | John Burns is whistled for a carry | 34-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides (SG), Joseph Moody (SF), Howard Anderson (PF), Junior Nations (C) Harold Kellems, Benjamin Nichols, John Burns, David Williams | |
| 16:12 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on Junior Nations - foul #3 on Junior Nations, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders (PG), Dean Cunningham (C) Jason Riddick, Junior Nations | |
| 16:12 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:12 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Dean Cunningham | 36-34 |
| 15:51 | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides travels with the ball | 36-34 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Junior Nations (C) Dean Cunningham | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Brandon Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Benavides (fresh) SF - Joseph Moody (fresh) PF - Howard Anderson (fresh) C - Junior Nations (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses short on a shot from the left block | 36-34 |
| 15:23 | Sacred Heart | Howard Anderson pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:04 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Adam Thompson gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Stephen Benavides - foul #1 on Stephen Benavides, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jason Riddick (PG), Harold Kellems (SG), Benjamin Nichols (SF), John Burns (PF), David Williams (C) Brandon Sanders, Stephen Benavides, Joseph Moody, Howard Anderson, Junior Nations | |
| 14:46 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:23 | Sacred Heart | Jason Riddick is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jason Riddick, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Paul Hyde hits a jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 13:37 | Sacred Heart | Jason Riddick makes the 3 from straight away | 40-37 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Jason Riddick steals it from Adam Thompson | 40-37 |
| 12:59 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Paul Hyde pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:30 | Butler | Paul Teeter can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 12:29 | Sacred Heart | John Burns gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:23 | Sacred Heart | David Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 12:22 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Nichols - foul #3 on Benjamin Nichols, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Adam Binkley (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Horace Stewart, Thomas McCrorey, Adam Thompson, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders (PG), Stephen Benavides (SG), Joseph Moody (SF), Howard Anderson (PF), Junior Nations (C) Jason Riddick, Harold Kellems, Benjamin Nichols, John Burns, David Williams | |
| 11:34 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca is fouled on the floor by Stephen Benavides - foul #2 on Stephen Benavides, team foul #7 | 40-37 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Brandon Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Benavides (fresh) SF - Joseph Moody (fresh) PF - Howard Anderson (fresh) C - Junior Nations (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:12 | Sacred Heart | Howard Anderson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Jasper - foul #1 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| 10:57 | Sacred Heart | Junior Nations's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Coppola | 42-37 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Stephen Jasper is hacked by Junior Nations - foul #4 on Junior Nations, team foul #8 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Adam Thompson (C) Paul Teeter, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jason Riddick (PG), Harold Kellems (SG), Dean Cunningham (C) Brandon Sanders, Stephen Benavides, Junior Nations | |
| 10:35 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:19 | Sacred Heart | Stephen Jasper blocks the short jumper by Harold Kellems | 44-37 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Howard Anderson - foul #1 on Howard Anderson, team foul #9 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG) Adam Binkley | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Nichols (SF), David Williams (C) Howard Anderson, Dean Cunningham | |
| 09:54 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:32 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Moody scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-39 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Adam Thompson drills a jumper from the left block and the foul's on David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #10 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | John Burns (PF) Joseph Moody | |
| 09:14 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 08:59 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Nichols misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 08:58 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:39 | Sacred Heart | Thomas McCrorey steals the ball from Harold Kellems | 48-39 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Horace Stewart lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas McCrorey | 50-39 |
| 08:25 | Sacred Heart | Jason Riddick misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Brandon Coppola pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey's floater is tipped away by John Burns | 50-39 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the follow up shot | 52-39 |
| 07:59 | Sacred Heart | Jason Riddick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-39 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 07:43 | Butler | Jason Riddick steps in front of the Thomas McCrorey pass | 52-39 |
| 07:39 | Sacred Heart | Jason Riddick lays it up and in | 52-41 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Adam Thompson is hacked by John Burns - foul #2 on John Burns, team foul #11 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Thomas McCrorey, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders (PG), Stephen Benavides (SG), Joseph Moody (SF), Howard Anderson (PF), Junior Nations (C) Jason Riddick, Harold Kellems, Benjamin Nichols, John Burns, David Williams | |
| 07:16 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Brandon Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Benavides (fresh) SF - Joseph Moody (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Anderson (fresh) C - Junior Nations (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Adam Binkley grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Paul Teeter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Horace Stewart | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:13 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Moody misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 06:11 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Moody snags the offensive board | 55-41 |
| 06:02 | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Paul Hyde pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 55-41 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Paul Teeter tips it in | 57-41 |
| 05:20 | Sacred Heart | Howard Anderson buries a jumper from the left side | 57-43 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Adam Thompson connects on the jump hook from the left block | 59-43 |
| 04:55 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF) Horace Stewart, Adam Binkley, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jason Riddick (PG), Harold Kellems (SG), Benjamin Nichols (SF), John Burns (PF), David Williams (C) Brandon Sanders, Stephen Benavides, Joseph Moody, Howard Anderson, Junior Nations | |
| 04:43 | Sacred Heart | John Burns misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 04:29 | Butler | Paul Teeter can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Benjamin Nichols - foul #4 on Benjamin Nichols, team foul #12 | 59-43 |
| 04:29 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 04:29 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 04:22 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Nichols can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Jasper - foul #2 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #3 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SF), Brandon Coppola (C) Thomas McCrorey, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders (PG), Stephen Benavides (SG), Joseph Moody (PF), Junior Nations (C) Jason Riddick, Harold Kellems, John Burns, David Williams | |
| 04:22 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 04:22 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Adam Binkley gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 03:53 | Butler | The jump hook by Jonathan Larocca is blocked by Joseph Moody | 61-44 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Adam Binkley tips it home | 63-44 |
| 03:34 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Nichols connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Butler | Paul Teeter is fouled on the floor by Brandon Sanders - foul #1 on Brandon Sanders, team foul #13 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Howard Anderson (PF) Benjamin Nichols | |
| 03:07 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 03:07 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Brandon Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Benavides (fresh) SF - Joseph Moody (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Junior Nations (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 02:48 | Sacred Heart | Howard Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-46 |
| 02:47 | Butler | Brandon Coppola gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 64-46 |
| 02:21 | Sacred Heart | Howard Anderson snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 01:56 | Sacred Heart | Howard Anderson's pass is intercepted by Brandon Coppola | 64-46 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses short on a jumper from the right side | 64-46 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Adam Binkley tips it home | 66-46 |
| 01:41 | Sacred Heart | Stephen Jasper takes the ball from Stephen Benavides | 66-46 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Adam Binkley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-46 |
| 00:50 | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides drills a jumper from the baseline | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Stephen Jasper connects on the runner in the lane set up by Paul Teeter | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Moody blows the layup | 68-48 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Brandon Coppola pulls down the rebound | 68-48 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Paul Teeter runs out the clock | 68-48 |