| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) SG - Mauricio Russo (fresh) SF - Rodney Cummins (fresh) PF - David Christmas (fresh) C - John Shively (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 | Xavier | John Shively wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Xavier | Charles Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey steps out of bounds on the sideline | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Rodney Cummins is hacked by Adam Thompson - foul #1 on Adam Thompson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Xavier | Charles Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Paul Hyde | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | John Shively pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Charles Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Adam Thompson banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Teeter | 3-2 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | David Christmas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Joseph Felton (SF), Dennis Prue (C) Charles Johnson, Rodney Cummins, John Shively | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:24 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 3-2 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Dennis Prue grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Horace Stewart, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Paul Hyde snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Mauricio Russo picks off the pass by Thomas McCrorey in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | David Christmas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Felton | 6-2 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Joseph Felton is called for the reach on Horace Stewart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Felton, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (SG) Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 16:32 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Teeter | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Paul Hyde - foul #1 on Paul Hyde, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), Rodney Cummins (SF) Clayton Mason, Joseph Felton | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:14 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dennis Prue | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lor (fresh) SF - Rodney Cummins (fresh) PF - David Christmas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Prue (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Charles Johnson double dribbles | 7-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mauricio Russo (SG), John Shively (C) John Lor, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| 15:24 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses long on a shot from close range | 7-4 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | John Shively grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | John Shively knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 9-4 |
| 15:11 | Butler | Paul Teeter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| 14:52 | Xavier | David Christmas misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas McCrorey - foul #1 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Joseph Felton (SF) Charles Johnson, Rodney Cummins | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 14:52 | Xavier | David Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | David Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Paul Teeter knocks in the shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Clayton Mason - foul #1 on Clayton Mason, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dominick Cook (PF), Dennis Prue (C) David Christmas, John Shively | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:32 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dominick Cook | 14-7 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Paul Teeter is hacked by Dennis Prue in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Prue, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (SG) Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF) Thomas McCrorey, Adam Thompson | |
| 13:53 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 14-7 |
| 13:52 | Butler | Stephen Jasper tips it but misses | 14-7 |
| 13:50 | Xavier | John Lor grabs the defensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Brandon Coppola - foul #1 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), Rodney Cummins (SF) Clayton Mason, Joseph Felton | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Brandon Coppola | |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Horace Stewart | 16-9 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Rodney Cummins is hacked by Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mauricio Russo (SG), David Christmas (PF), John Shively (C) John Lor, Dominick Cook, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Adam Thompson (PF) Paul Teeter, Stephen Jasper | |
| 12:41 | Xavier | Charles Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 16-9 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Paul Hyde can't finish the layup | 16-9 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the follow up shot | 16-11 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Paul Hyde steals the ball from David Christmas | 16-11 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey's fadeaway is rejected by John Shively | 16-11 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey can't tip it in | 16-11 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | David Christmas grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rodney Cummins (fairly fresh) PF - David Christmas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Shively (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Binkley (fairly fresh) SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Hyde (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | John Shively blows the layup but the foul's on Paul Hyde - foul #2 on Paul Hyde, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Joseph Felton (SF) Charles Johnson, Rodney Cummins | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Jonathan Larocca (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Adam Binkley, Horace Stewart, Adam Thompson, Paul Hyde | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | John Shively makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:37 | Xavier | John Shively misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Brandon Coppola gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 17-11 |
| 11:11 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Christmas | 17-11 |
| 10:54 | Xavier | John Shively scores on a shot from the right side | 19-11 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Brandon Coppola's floater is tipped away by John Shively | 19-11 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Paul Teeter grabs the offensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 10:02 | Butler | David Christmas picks off the pass by Jonathan Larocca | 19-11 |
| 09:43 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo misses short on a shot from the right side | 19-11 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Stephen Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 09:19 | Butler | David Christmas steps in front of the Stephen Jasper pass | 19-11 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Joseph Felton is denied on a layup by Thomas McCrorey | 19-11 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | John Shively pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | Joseph Felton hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Clayton Mason | 21-11 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca blows the layup | 21-11 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca snags the offensive board | 21-11 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey drills a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by David Christmas - foul #1 on David Christmas, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), John Lor (SG), Rodney Cummins (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Dennis Prue (C) Clayton Mason, Mauricio Russo, Joseph Felton, David Christmas, John Shively | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG), Horace Stewart (SG), Adam Thompson (PF) Paul Teeter, Jonathan Larocca, Stephen Jasper | |
| 08:01 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the free throw | 21-14 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | John Lor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG) Thomas McCrorey | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lor (fresh) SF - Rodney Cummins (fresh) PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) C - Dennis Prue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Coppola (tiring) | |
| 07:23 | Butler | Adam Thompson comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| 07:23 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:23 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Dominick Cook gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Charles Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-15 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Dennis Prue snags the offensive board | 21-15 |
| 06:55 | Xavier | The jump hook by Dennis Prue is blocked by Adam Thompson | 21-15 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Brandon Coppola gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Adam Binkley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Horace Stewart | 21-17 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Dennis Prue lays it up and in | 23-17 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Adam Thompson buries a turnaround from the left block | 23-19 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Charles Johnson buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Lor | 26-19 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart is hacked by Dominick Cook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dominick Cook, team foul #6 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mauricio Russo (SG), David Christmas (PF) John Lor, Dominick Cook | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF) Adam Binkley, Brandon Coppola | |
| 05:11 | Butler | Paul Teeter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Paul Teeter, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Paul Teeter | |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Thomas McCrorey steals it from Mauricio Russo | 26-19 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Horace Stewart lays it in on a great pass from Thomas McCrorey | 26-21 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-21 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Rodney Cummins misses the tip | 26-21 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | Dennis Prue gets the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo is fouled on the floor by Thomas McCrorey - foul #2 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Felton (SF), John Shively (C) Rodney Cummins, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SF) Thomas McCrorey | |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Adam Thompson clanks a jump hook from close range | 28-21 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Christmas | 28-21 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Joseph Felton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Horace Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Adam Binkley, Stephen Jasper | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Felton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Christmas (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Shively (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Xavier | John Shively's floater is tipped away by Adam Thompson | 28-21 |
| 03:17 | Butler | Paul Teeter grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey loses the ball out of bounds | 28-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (SG), Rodney Cummins (SF), Dennis Prue (C) Mauricio Russo, Joseph Felton, John Shively | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Rodney Cummins can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 28-21 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Adam Thompson gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Paul Teeter's pass is intercepted by Clayton Mason | 28-21 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | David Christmas misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Hyde - foul #3 on Paul Hyde, team foul #10 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Johnson (PG), Dominick Cook (C) Clayton Mason, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG), Horace Stewart (SG), Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Teeter, Jonathan Larocca, Paul Hyde | |
| 01:54 | Xavier | David Christmas misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | David Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rodney Cummins - foul #1 on Rodney Cummins, team foul #7 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mauricio Russo (SG), Joseph Felton (SF), Dennis Prue (C) John Lor, Rodney Cummins, David Christmas | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:32 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo is hacked by Horace Stewart - foul #2 on Horace Stewart, team foul #11 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG) Thomas McCrorey | |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Mauricio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-23 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Adam Thompson snags the offensive board | 30-23 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the dunk but he's hacked by Dominick Cook - foul #2 on Dominick Cook, team foul #8 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Rodney Cummins (SF), David Christmas (PF), John Shively (C) Charles Johnson, Joseph Felton, Dominick Cook, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Horace Stewart, Brandon Coppola | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | John Shively grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | David Christmas misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Jasper - foul #1 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #12 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (SG) Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Paul Teeter | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | David Christmas misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | David Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Adam Binkley hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 31-23 |