| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Scott Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Pollard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Pace (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Choquette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Mark Pollard inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Harvard | Daniel Pace is hacked by Adam Thompson - foul #1 on Adam Thompson, team foul #1 | 22-23 |
| 19:27 | Harvard | Daniel Pace can't connect on a floater from close range | 22-23 |
| 19:25 | Harvard | Daniel Pace snags the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 19:15 | Harvard | Mark Pollard loses the dribble to Horace Stewart | 22-23 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Paul Hyde is hacked by Roy Williams - foul #1 on Roy Williams, team foul #1 | 22-23 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Roy Williams steps in front of the Adam Thompson pass | 22-23 |
| 18:12 | Harvard | Roy Williams is whistled for traveling | 22-23 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled on the floor by Roy Williams - foul #2 on Roy Williams, team foul #2 | 22-23 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the dunk | 22-23 |
| 17:38 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Michael Choquette | 22-23 |
| 17:25 | Harvard | Scott Cox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Paul Hyde gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Teeter | 24-23 |
| 16:52 | Harvard | Scott Cox can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Horace Stewart pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey can't finish the layup | 24-23 |
| 16:44 | Harvard | Mark Pollard grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 16:30 | Harvard | Thomas McCrorey is called for the reach on Mark Pollard - foul #1 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #2 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Harvard | Robert Hugley (PF), Avery Niemeyer (C) Daniel Pace, Michael Choquette | |
| 16:11 | Harvard | Roy Williams drills a floater from the free throw line | 24-25 |
| 15:46 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey drills a shot from the left wing set up by Paul Teeter | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Scott Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Pollard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hugley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Avery Niemeyer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Harvard | Scott Cox is whistled for traveling | 26-25 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joshua King (PG), Richard Millar (SG), Adam Francisco (PF) Scott Cox, Roy Williams, Mark Pollard | |
| 15:00 | Butler | Adam Thompson clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Adam Francisco - foul #1 on Adam Francisco, team foul #3 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Pace (PF) Adam Francisco | |
| 15:00 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 14:44 | Harvard | Robert Hugley is whistled for a carry | 28-25 |
| 14:16 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled on the floor by Richard Millar - foul #2 on Richard Millar, team foul #4 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Roy Williams (SG), Michael Choquette (C) Richard Millar, Avery Niemeyer | |
| 13:52 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 30-25 |
| 13:42 | Harvard | Joshua King loses the ball out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Mark Pollard (SF) Robert Hugley | |
| 13:17 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the easy layup | 30-25 |
| 13:16 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Paul Teeter clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Adam Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 12:25 | Butler | Adam Thompson knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Horace Stewart | 32-25 |
| 12:02 | Harvard | Daniel Pace loses the dribble to Thomas McCrorey | 32-25 |
| 11:43 | Butler | Mark Pollard takes the ball from Thomas McCrorey | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Hyde (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joshua King (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Pollard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Pace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Choquette (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Harvard | Michael Choquette misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 32-25 |
| 11:24 | Harvard | Michael Choquette gets the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 11:07 | Harvard | Mark Pollard misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 11:05 | Harvard | Daniel Pace hits the follow up shot | 32-27 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Joshua King - foul #4 on Joshua King, team foul #5 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Adam Binkley (SF), Brandon Coppola (C) Horace Stewart, Thomas McCrorey, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Cox (PG), Richard Millar (SG), Robert Hugley (SF), Adam Francisco (PF), Avery Niemeyer (C) Joshua King, Roy Williams, Mark Pollard, Daniel Pace, Michael Choquette | |
| 10:38 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 10:24 | Harvard | Richard Millar connects on the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Jonathan Larocca - foul #1 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 10:24 | Harvard | Richard Millar makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Avery Niemeyer steals it from Adam Binkley | 33-30 |
| 09:55 | Harvard | Scott Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Brandon Coppola grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the floater from the left side | 35-30 |
| 09:13 | Harvard | Scott Cox scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Hugley | 35-33 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Teeter and the foul's on Adam Francisco - foul #2 on Adam Francisco, team foul #6 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Adam Thompson (PF) Paul Teeter, Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | Harvard | Roy Williams (SG), Mark Pollard (SF) Richard Millar, Adam Francisco | |
| 09:03 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 08:49 | Harvard | Scott Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 08:37 | Harvard | Avery Niemeyer snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 08:18 | Harvard | Avery Niemeyer can't finish the layup | 38-33 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-33 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Adam Binkley tips it in | 40-33 |
| 07:55 | Harvard | Scott Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG) Adam Binkley | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joshua King (PG), Daniel Pace (PF), Michael Choquette (C) Scott Cox, Robert Hugley, Avery Niemeyer | |
| 07:39 | Butler | Daniel Pace steals the ball from Thomas McCrorey | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joshua King (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Pollard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Pace (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Choquette (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Harvard | Joshua King's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Thompson | 40-33 |
| 07:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas McCrorey | 40-33 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Joshua King takes the ball from Thomas McCrorey | 40-33 |
| 06:37 | Harvard | Daniel Pace clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-33 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Brandon Coppola snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Michael Choquette is called for the reach on Horace Stewart - foul #2 on Michael Choquette, team foul #7 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Thomas McCrorey, Adam Thompson, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Cox (SG), Robert Hugley (PF), Avery Niemeyer (C) Roy Williams, Daniel Pace, Michael Choquette | |
| 06:08 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 06:08 | Harvard | Robert Hugley gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 05:53 | Harvard | Robert Hugley misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 41-33 |
| 05:52 | Harvard | Avery Niemeyer can't tip it in | 41-33 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Adam Binkley gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Paul Teeter connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Adam Binkley | 43-33 |
| 05:22 | Harvard | Avery Niemeyer misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-33 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Paul Teeter pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Avery Niemeyer - foul #1 on Avery Niemeyer, team foul #8 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Adam Thompson (PF) Horace Stewart, Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | Harvard | Roy Williams (SG), Richard Millar (SF) Scott Cox, Mark Pollard | |
| 04:57 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 04:57 | Harvard | Robert Hugley gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 04:43 | Harvard | Robert Hugley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 04:42 | Harvard | Roy Williams tips it home | 43-35 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey dunks the ball and he's fouled by Roy Williams - foul #3 on Roy Williams, team foul #9 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Pace (PF), Michael Choquette (C) Richard Millar, Avery Niemeyer | |
| 04:25 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the free throw | 45-35 |
| 04:25 | Harvard | Michael Choquette snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 04:06 | Harvard | Michael Choquette loses the ball out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Adam Binkley | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 03:47 | Butler | Paul Teeter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 03:46 | Harvard | Robert Hugley grabs the board | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Harvard | Michael Choquette hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joshua King and he's hacked by Paul Hyde - foul #2 on Paul Hyde, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Cox (PG), Mark Pollard (SF) Joshua King, Robert Hugley | |
| 03:39 | Harvard | Michael Choquette misses the free throw | 45-37 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Brandon Coppola snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Scott Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Pollard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Pace (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Choquette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the jumper from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 03:14 | Harvard | Daniel Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 02:57 | Harvard | The jump hook by Michael Choquette is blocked by Brandon Coppola | 45-37 |
| 02:56 | Harvard | Michael Choquette snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 02:42 | Harvard | Mark Pollard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 02:41 | Harvard | Daniel Pace grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 02:18 | Harvard | Scott Cox misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-37 |
| 02:16 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Thompson | 45-37 |
| 02:16 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joshua King (PG) Scott Cox | |
| 01:55 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey can't finish the layup | 45-37 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Paul Hyde gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-37 |
| 01:33 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Daniel Pace | 45-37 |
| 01:26 | Harvard | Daniel Pace comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey clanks a shot from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 00:56 | Harvard | Michael Choquette grabs the board | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Harvard | Joshua King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 00:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Paul Hyde | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Butler | Paul Hyde is hacked by Joshua King in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua King, team foul #10 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Cox (PG) Joshua King | |
| 00:48 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 00:44 | Harvard | Scott Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Roy Williams is called for the reach on Thomas McCrorey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Williams, team foul #11 | 46-37 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 00:38 | Harvard | Mark Pollard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 00:37 | Harvard | Daniel Pace gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 00:34 | Harvard | Daniel Pace makes the jump hook in the lane | 48-39 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Scott Cox is called for the reach on Thomas McCrorey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Cox, team foul #12 | 48-39 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 00:25 | Harvard | Mark Pollard blows the layup | 49-39 |
| 00:24 | Harvard | Scott Cox tips it in | 49-41 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Paul Teeter is hacked by Scott Cox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Cox, team foul #13 | 49-41 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 00:18 | Harvard | Mark Pollard is hacked by Thomas McCrorey - foul #2 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Adam Binkley (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Horace Stewart, Thomas McCrorey, Adam Thompson, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Millar (SG), Robert Hugley (SF), Adam Francisco (PF), Avery Niemeyer (C) Roy Williams, Mark Pollard, Daniel Pace, Michael Choquette | |
| 00:15 | Harvard | Richard Millar knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Hugley | 51-44 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Adam Thompson (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Adam Binkley, Stephen Jasper, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Harvard | Roy Williams (SG), Mark Pollard (SF), Daniel Pace (PF), Michael Choquette (C) Richard Millar, Robert Hugley, Adam Francisco, Avery Niemeyer | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Butler | Scott Cox is called for the reach on Paul Teeter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Cox, team foul #14 | 51-44 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the offensive board | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is hacked by Scott Cox - foul #4 on Scott Cox, team foul #15 | 52-44 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:05 | Harvard | Scott Cox misses the shot from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Paul Hyde pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Paul Teeter runs out the clock | 54-44 |