| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Seth Beard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Berger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 30-25 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Herbert Hudson clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Adam Griffin - foul #3 on Adam Griffin, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Hines (PF) Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:12 | Butler | Herbert Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Herbert Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:50 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-27 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 18:02 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey grabs the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey misses badly on a floater near the basket | 32-27 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Clay Moore grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 17:35 | Butler | George Wilson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Russell Robbins tips it home | 32-29 |
| 17:10 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Ivey | 34-29 |
| 16:57 | Butler | Clay Moore hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 34-29 |
| 16:55 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | Seth Beard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF) Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), John Araujo (SF) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken | |
| 16:38 | Butler | Herbert Hudson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Frank Nall | 34-29 |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger is whistled for a carry | 34-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Lance Jewell (C) Seth Beard, Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Hung Tang (C) Herbert Hudson, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| 16:02 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 16:01 | Minnesota | Justin Hines pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) PF - Justin Hines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Araujo (fresh) SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Nall | 37-29 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Ronnie Krone is hacked by Gregory Wheeler - foul #1 on Gregory Wheeler, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG), Michael Ivey (SF), Adam Griffin (PF) Kevin Hammerstein, Frank Nall, Justin Hines | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF) Thomas Lyons, John Araujo, Ronnie Krone | |
| 15:00 | Butler | Rene Rizzo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 14:59 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Hung Tang - foul #1 on Hung Tang, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (PG), Kevin Hammerstein (SG), Arthur Berger (C) Gregory Wheeler, Jean Bazemore, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Russell Robbins comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Michael Ivey - foul #2 on Michael Ivey, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:17 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Herbert Hudson grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 13:40 | Butler | George Wilson knocks in the floater in the lane | 39-31 |
| 13:24 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 13:22 | Butler | Russell Robbins gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Russell Robbins is whistled for a carry | 39-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF) Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SG) Herbert Hudson | |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Seth Beard | 41-31 |
| 12:32 | Butler | George Wilson knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Clay Moore | 41-33 |
| 12:26 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 12:25 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 11:57 | Butler | George Wilson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 11:56 | Butler | John Araujo snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is hacked by Frank Nall - foul #1 on Frank Nall, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Michael Ivey (SF), Lance Jewell (C) Seth Beard, Kevin Hammerstein, Frank Nall, Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), Rene Rizzo (PF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Araujo (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Butler | Thomas Lyons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 11:11 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to John Araujo | 41-33 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Rene Rizzo misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Adam Griffin - foul #4 on Adam Griffin, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Hines (PF) Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:49 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler drills a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Thomas Lyons - foul #1 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein (SG), Arthur Berger (C) Jean Bazemore, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:07 | Butler | John Araujo misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 44-35 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Hung Tang pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Thomas Lyons knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gregory Wheeler | 47-38 |
| 09:34 | Butler | John Araujo buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Lyons | 47-40 |
| 09:31 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (PG), Frank Nall (SF) Gregory Wheeler, Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, John Araujo, Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| 09:17 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the easy layup | 47-40 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Clay Moore tips it in | 47-42 |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on George Wilson - foul #2 on George Wilson, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Bernard Dicken gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Herbert Hudson is hacked by Seth Beard - foul #3 on Seth Beard, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Clay Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Seth Beard - foul #4 on Seth Beard, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Michael Ivey (SF), Lance Jewell (C) Seth Beard, Frank Nall, Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:19 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Justin Hines grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 07:34 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey travels with the ball | 48-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (PG), Adam Griffin (PF) Gregory Wheeler, Justin Hines | |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF) Herbert Hudson, Bernard Dicken | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Seth Beard (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Butler | George Wilson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on George Wilson, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG), Arthur Berger (C) Kevin Hammerstein, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Clay Moore | |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by John Araujo - foul #2 on John Araujo, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Russell Robbins comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 05:49 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Russell Robbins - foul #3 on Russell Robbins, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein (SG), Frank Nall (SF) Jean Bazemore, Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, John Araujo, Ronnie Krone, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| 05:49 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:49 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Bernard Dicken grabs the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the easy open layup | 52-44 |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 04:35 | Minnesota | Herbert Hudson is called for the reach on Kevin Hammerstein - foul #3 on Herbert Hudson, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lance Jewell (C) Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| 04:35 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is fouled on the floor by Lance Jewell - foul #2 on Lance Jewell, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Ivey (SF) Frank Nall | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:11 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 03:55 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 03:42 | Butler | Clay Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-46 |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Adam Griffin | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 03:19 | Butler | Russell Robbins snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Seth Beard (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Griffin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Butler | Clay Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Arthur Berger (C) Seth Beard, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), John Araujo (SF) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken | |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein is whistled for traveling | 55-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF) Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | Butler | Rene Rizzo (PF), Hung Tang (C) Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:19 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (PG), Michael Ivey (SF) Gregory Wheeler, Frank Nall | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, John Araujo, Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| 01:58 | Butler | Herbert Hudson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-46 |
| 01:57 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Robbins | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Butler | Clay Moore is whistled for traveling | 55-46 |
| 01:33 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Bernard Dicken pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Michael Ivey steals the ball from George Wilson | 55-46 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger hits the follow up shot | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Butler | Clay Moore evades the doubleteam and hits a runner in the lane | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Herbert Hudson is called for the reach on Kevin Hammerstein in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herbert Hudson, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Frank Nall (SF), Lance Jewell (C) Seth Beard, Michael Ivey, Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Herbert Hudson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | Frank Nall grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Wheeler | 61-48 |
| 00:05 | Butler | George Wilson misses the 3 from straight away | 61-48 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler runs out the clock | 61-48 |