| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Adam Vanscoy (fresh) SG - Lee Parsons (fresh) SF - Willian Gapinski (fresh) PF - Richard Blasingame (fresh) C - Randy Bryan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Adam Thompson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey hits a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Willian Gapinski - foul #1 on Willian Gapinski, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan double dribbles | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Paul Hyde is hacked by Adam Vanscoy - foul #1 on Adam Vanscoy, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled on the floor by Richard Blasingame - foul #1 on Richard Blasingame, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 18:09 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Paul Hyde gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Lee Parsons - foul #1 on Lee Parsons, team foul #4 | 3-0 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:04 | Youngstown State | Lee Parsons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 17:03 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 16:48 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 16:47 | Youngstown State | Lee Parsons gets the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:32 | Youngstown State | Lee Parsons misses the floater from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 16:30 | Butler | Horace Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 5-0 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey tips it back up and in | 7-0 |
| 15:48 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 15:47 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the board | 7-0 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Adam Vanscoy (fresh) SG - Lee Parsons (fresh) SF - Willian Gapinski (fresh) PF - Richard Blasingame (fresh) C - Randy Bryan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Butler | Richard Blasingame steals it from Adam Thompson | 7-0 |
| 15:07 | Youngstown State | Lee Parsons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-0 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey pulls down the rebound | 7-0 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the floater from the left side | 7-0 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Adam Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 7-0 |
| 14:09 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 14:03 | Youngstown State | Thomas McCrorey picks off the pass by Randy Bryan | 7-0 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the dunk | 7-0 |
| 13:57 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy grabs the board | 7-0 |
| 13:50 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lee Parsons and the foul's on Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Horace Stewart, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel (SG), John Leung (SF), William Cantrell (PF), Calvin Ridenhour (C) Lee Parsons, Willian Gapinski, Richard Blasingame, Randy Bryan | |
| 13:50 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy makes the free throw | 7-3 |
| 13:23 | Butler | Paul Teeter drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas McCrorey | 9-3 |
| 13:06 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-3 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Paul Hyde pulls down the rebound | 9-3 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Paul Hyde connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Larocca | 11-3 |
| 12:22 | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jonathan Larocca - foul #1 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Lee Parsons (SG), Willian Gapinski (SF), Richard Blasingame (PF) Adam Vanscoy, John Leung, Calvin Ridenhour | |
| 12:22 | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel misses the 1st free throw | 11-3 |
| 12:22 | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel misses the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 12:22 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the board | 11-3 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey clanks a shot in the lane | 11-3 |
| 12:12 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Richard Blasingame | 11-3 |
| 11:51 | Youngstown State | Jonathan Larocca is called for the reach on Richard Blasingame - foul #2 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #3 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan (C) William Cantrell | |
| 11:32 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jonathan Gravel | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Adam Binkley (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Jonathan Gravel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Parsons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willian Gapinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Blasingame (fresh) C - Randy Bryan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 11-6 |
| 11:10 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Randy Bryan | 11-6 |
| 10:57 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan can't throw it down but the foul's on Brandon Coppola - foul #1 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Paul Teeter | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 10:57 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 10:57 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Adam Thompson connects on the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Blasingame - foul #2 on Richard Blasingame, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Paul Hyde (C) Thomas McCrorey, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy (PG), William Cantrell (PF) Jonathan Gravel, Richard Blasingame | |
| 10:37 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the free throw | 13-7 |
| 10:37 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell grabs the board | 13-7 |
| 10:13 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-7 |
| 10:11 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan hits the follow up shot | 13-9 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lee Parsons - foul #2 on Lee Parsons, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF) Paul Teeter, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel (SG), John Leung (SF), Calvin Ridenhour (C) Lee Parsons, Willian Gapinski, Randy Bryan | |
| 09:42 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:17 | Youngstown State | John Leung misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Jasper - foul #1 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| 09:17 | Youngstown State | John Leung makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:17 | Youngstown State | John Leung makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 08:49 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the runner in the lane | 15-11 |
| 08:48 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:42 | Youngstown State | John Leung's layup is rejected by Stephen Jasper | 15-11 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Adam Binkley snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 08:26 | Youngstown State | John Leung snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 08:10 | Youngstown State | John Leung is called for traveling | 15-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Adam Thompson (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Adam Binkley, Stephen Jasper, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski (SF) Adam Vanscoy | |
| 07:51 | Butler | Adam Thompson comes up short on the shot from the left block | 15-11 |
| 07:49 | Youngstown State | Calvin Ridenhour gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 07:36 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski is hacked by Paul Teeter - foul #1 on Paul Teeter, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan (C) Calvin Ridenhour | |
| 07:18 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Willian Gapinski | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Jonathan Gravel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Leung (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willian Gapinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Cantrell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Bryan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Butler | William Cantrell steps in front of the Brandon Coppola pass | 15-13 |
| 06:44 | Youngstown State | John Leung is whistled for a carry | 15-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SF) Thomas McCrorey | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy (PG), Calvin Ridenhour (PF) Jonathan Gravel, William Cantrell | |
| 06:15 | Butler | Adam Thompson knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Calvin Ridenhour - foul #1 on Calvin Ridenhour, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hyde (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Donald Grady (SG) John Leung | |
| 06:15 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 05:50 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 18-13 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 05:37 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Teeter | 20-13 |
| 05:17 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy clanks a floater from the right side | 20-13 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Paul Teeter gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Adam Thompson is hacked by Willian Gapinski - foul #2 on Willian Gapinski, team foul #8 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Brandon Coppola (C) Horace Stewart, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel (SG), John Leung (SF), William Cantrell (PF) Donald Grady, Willian Gapinski, Randy Bryan | |
| 04:53 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 04:37 | Youngstown State | Brandon Coppola is called for the reach on Adam Vanscoy - foul #2 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #7 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Adam Binkley, Adam Thompson, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 04:37 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 04:37 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Horace Stewart is hacked by John Leung - foul #1 on John Leung, team foul #9 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Donald Grady (PG), Stanley Collier (C) Adam Vanscoy, Calvin Ridenhour | |
| 04:23 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 04:10 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell travels with the ball | 24-15 |
| 03:41 | Butler | Jonathan Gravel steals it from Thomas McCrorey | 24-15 |
| 03:37 | Youngstown State | Donald Grady lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Gravel | 24-17 |
| 03:11 | Butler | Paul Hyde hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Stanley Collier - foul #1 on Stanley Collier, team foul #10 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG), Jonathan Larocca (SG), Adam Thompson (PF) Paul Teeter, Horace Stewart, Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy (PG), Lee Parsons (SG), Willian Gapinski (SF), Richard Blasingame (PF) Donald Grady, Jonathan Gravel, John Leung, Stanley Collier | |
| 03:11 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the free throw | 26-17 |
| 03:11 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Binkley (fresh) SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Hyde (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Adam Vanscoy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lee Parsons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willian Gapinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Blasingame (fresh) C - William Cantrell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Willian Gapinski and the foul's on Thomas McCrorey - foul #1 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan (C) Richard Blasingame | |
| 02:58 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell misses the free throw | 26-19 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Brandon Coppola grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 02:34 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 02:32 | Butler | Brandon Coppola tips it in | 28-19 |
| 02:09 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 02:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Binkley | 28-19 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Adam Thompson | 30-19 |
| 01:57 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #9 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG) Thomas McCrorey | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame (PF) William Cantrell | |
| 01:57 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 01:57 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy misses the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Adam Thompson snags the defensive board | 30-19 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Paul Teeter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-19 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Calvin Ridenhour (C) Randy Bryan | |
| 01:19 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Paul Teeter is hacked by Richard Blasingame - foul #3 on Richard Blasingame, team foul #11 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel (PG), Stanley Collier (C) Adam Vanscoy, Richard Blasingame | |
| 01:14 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 00:56 | Youngstown State | Lee Parsons connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Gravel | 32-24 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Brandon Coppola comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Stanley Collier - foul #2 on Stanley Collier, team foul #12 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Adam Binkley, Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Leung (SF), William Cantrell (PF), Randy Bryan (C) Willian Gapinski, Calvin Ridenhour, Stanley Collier | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Brandon Coppola makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Brandon Coppola makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 00:05 | Youngstown State | Lee Parsons buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Thomas McCrorey is blocked by William Cantrell | 34-27 |