| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Slack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) C - Steve Lytton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Pham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Slack inbounds the ball | 19-30 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Richard Slack misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 19:42 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Payne | 19-30 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from David Stephens | 22-32 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Bradford Dingman swats the short shot by Steve Lytton | 22-32 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Peter Pham pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong buries a floater from the right side set up by Peter Pham | 22-34 |
| 18:34 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses short on a floater from the left side | 22-34 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak grabs the offensive board | 22-34 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Tinklenberg - foul #1 on Michael Tinklenberg, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong hits the finger roll set up by David Stephens | 24-36 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Richard Slack drills a 3 from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | David Stephens's pass is intercepted by Ivan Dvorak | 27-36 |
| 16:42 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez buries a shot from the right side | 29-36 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Stephens | 29-38 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Steve Lytton connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Jimenez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Slack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Payne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Lytton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradford Dingman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong lays it in on a nice dish by Bradford Dingman | 31-40 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Peter Pham pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the lay-in | 31-40 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee | David Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Slack - foul #2 on Richard Slack, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Kevin Burroughs (PF), Henry Ragin (C) Ivan Dvorak, Gustavo Jimenez, Richard Slack, Joseph Payne, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SG), Harold Nadeau (C) David Stephens, Bradford Dingman | |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Dewei Zheng is hacked by Peter Pham - foul #2 on Peter Pham, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 31-41 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Peter Pham can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau gets the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong loses the ball out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG) Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG) Peter Pham | |
| 13:29 | Butler | Henry Ragin is hacked by Harold Nadeau - foul #2 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman (C) Joseph Armstrong | |
| 13:16 | Butler | Dewei Zheng hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 33-41 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on David Stephens - foul #1 on David Stephens, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Lytton (C) Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF) Michael Tinklenberg | |
| 12:33 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Steve Lytton grabs the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Henry Ragin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Lytton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Paul Bagley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 7 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Butler | Steve Lytton clanks a turnaround in the paint | 34-44 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Peter Pham | 34-47 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Dewei Zheng pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on David Stephens - foul #2 on David Stephens, team foul #5 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Richard Slack (C) Dewei Zheng, Henry Ragin, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Joseph Armstrong (PF) David Stephens, Harold Nadeau | |
| 10:42 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-49 |
| 10:07 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Peter Pham snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 09:42 | Butler | The rebound goes to Ivan Dvorak | 36-49 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez can't connect on a shot from the right side | 36-49 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Peter Pham gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 08:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joseph Payne | 36-49 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rocco Esposito | 38-49 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Steve Lytton (C) Ivan Dvorak, Rocco Esposito | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG), Harold Nadeau (C) Peter Pham, Bradford Dingman | |
| 08:22 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-49 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Richard Slack pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Lytton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Bagley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Butler | Richard Slack loses the dribble to David Stephens | 38-49 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | David Stephens banks in the layup | 38-51 |
| 07:13 | Butler | Richard Slack misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-51 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Dewei Zheng steals it from Paul Bagley | 38-51 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | David Stephens is hacked by Dewei Zheng - foul #4 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #2 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG), Henry Ragin (PF) Gustavo Jimenez, Richard Slack, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF) Paul Bagley | |
| 06:18 | Butler | The refs have stopped play. Dewei Zheng is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 38-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Burroughs (SF) Dewei Zheng | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | Rocco Esposito picks off the pass by David Stephens | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:52 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 38-51 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Henry Ragin steals it from Joseph Armstrong | 38-51 |
| 05:23 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Nadeau - foul #3 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #6 | 38-51 |
| 05:23 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 05:23 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is hacked by Henry Ragin - foul #1 on Henry Ragin, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SF) Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 40-51 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Nadeau | 40-51 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Kevin Burroughs - foul #2 on Kevin Burroughs, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), Bradford Dingman (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Harold Nadeau | |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Bradford Dingman is called for the reach on Henry Ragin - foul #2 on Bradford Dingman, team foul #7 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Payne (PF) Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:07 | Butler | Henry Ragin misses the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 04:07 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Payne | 40-53 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Henry Ragin can't throw it down | 40-53 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses the tip | 40-53 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak hits the follow up shot | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 4 reb. C - Henry Ragin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Paul Bagley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stephens (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Pham (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradford Dingman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-53 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 03:11 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez connects on the shot from the right side | 44-53 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Rocco Esposito - foul #4 on Rocco Esposito, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Kevin Burroughs (SF), Steve Lytton (C) Rocco Esposito, Gustavo Jimenez, Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Harold Nadeau (PF) David Stephens, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Joseph Payne buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Burroughs | 46-54 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-54 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Steve Lytton grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Peter Pham steals it from Joseph Payne | 46-54 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley buries a jumpshot from the left side | 46-56 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Joseph Payne clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bradford Dingman | 46-56 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley misses the jumper from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley snags the offensive board | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley is hacked by Richard Slack - foul #3 on Richard Slack, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PG), Bill Lowery (SG), Henry Ragin (C) Ivan Dvorak, Joseph Payne, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG), Joseph Armstrong (PF) Paul Bagley, Harold Nadeau | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman is fouled on the floor by Henry Ragin - foul #2 on Henry Ragin, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Butler | Bill Lowery connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gustavo Jimenez | 49-59 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg runs out the clock | 49-59 |