| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clay Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Fredericksen (fresh) SF - David Goulette (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carl Fridley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leroy Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bernard Dicken inbounds the ball | 40-22 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Butler | Thomas Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-22 |
| 19:51 | Rider | David Goulette misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-22 |
| 19:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Clay Moore | 40-22 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Clay Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-22 |
| 19:30 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Thomas Lyons is fouled on the floor by Charles Steward - foul #3 on Charles Steward, team foul #1 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rider | Micah Rubinstein (PG) Charles Steward | |
| 19:15 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by David Goulette - foul #1 on David Goulette, team foul #2 | 40-22 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 19:15 | Rider | Leroy Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 18:59 | Rider | David Goulette drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Fredericksen | 40-25 |
| 18:30 | Butler | George Wilson misses the turnaround from the right block | 40-25 |
| 18:28 | Butler | George Wilson tips it but misses | 40-25 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Thomas Lyons grabs the offensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Clay Moore snags the offensive board | 40-25 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-25 |
| 17:59 | Rider | Carl Fridley gets the rebound | 40-25 |
| 17:36 | Rider | Leroy Scott misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Bernard Dicken pulls down the rebound | 40-25 |
| 17:20 | Butler | George Wilson hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Lyons | 42-25 |
| 17:06 | Rider | Micah Rubinstein comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-25 |
| 17:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Russell Robbins | 42-25 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Thomas Lyons is fouled on the floor by Micah Rubinstein - foul #2 on Micah Rubinstein, team foul #3 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG), John Araujo (SF), Hung Tang (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Rider | William Leadbetter (PG), Ray Lanctot (SG), Ronald Fisk (SF), Joseph Minder (PF) Raymond Fredericksen, David Goulette, Carl Fridley, Leroy Scott | |
| 16:48 | Butler | Hung Tang can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Minder - foul #1 on Joseph Minder, team foul #4 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (PG) Thomas Lyons | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 16:48 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the 1st free throw | 43-25 |
| 16:48 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| 16:25 | Rider | William Leadbetter is fouled on the floor by Herbert Hudson - foul #2 on Herbert Hudson, team foul #1 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rider | Leroy Scott (C) Micah Rubinstein | |
| 16:02 | Rider | Joseph Minder is hacked by Hung Tang - foul #1 on Hung Tang, team foul #2 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Hung Tang, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 15:48 | Rider | Joseph Minder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-25 |
| 15:46 | Butler | George Wilson pulls down the rebound | 44-25 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Araujo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 5 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - William Leadbetter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Lanctot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Fisk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Minder (fresh) C - Leroy Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Joseph Minder takes the ball from Goran Kamienski | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:23 | Rider | Ray Lanctot comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-25 |
| 15:22 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-25 |
| 15:16 | Butler | John Araujo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-25 |
| 15:15 | Butler | George Wilson tips it back up and in | 46-25 |
| 14:56 | Rider | Ray Lanctot buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-28 |
| 14:48 | Butler | Herbert Hudson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Goran Kamienski and he's fouled by Joseph Minder - foul #2 on Joseph Minder, team foul #5 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF) Goran Kamienski, John Araujo | |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Steward (PG), Raymond Fredericksen (SG), David Goulette (SF), Micah Rubinstein (C) William Leadbetter, Ray Lanctot, Ronald Fisk, Leroy Scott | |
| 14:48 | Butler | Herbert Hudson makes the free throw | 49-28 |
| 14:27 | Rider | David Goulette misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-28 |
| 14:25 | Butler | George Wilson snags the defensive board | 49-28 |
| 14:07 | Butler | David Goulette steals the ball from Clay Moore | 49-28 |
| 13:45 | Rider | Joseph Minder's pass is intercepted by Bernard Dicken | 49-28 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Bernard Dicken drills a floater from close range set up by Clay Moore | 51-28 |
| 13:11 | Rider | Micah Rubinstein can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-28 |
| 13:09 | Butler | George Wilson snags the defensive board | 51-28 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Clay Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-28 |
| 12:49 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-28 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Joseph Minder steals the ball from Herbert Hudson | 51-28 |
| 12:30 | Rider | Charles Steward makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Fredericksen | 51-30 |
| 12:15 | Butler | Bernard Dicken clanks a jumper in the lane | 51-30 |
| 12:13 | Butler | George Wilson tips it in | 53-30 |
| 11:48 | Rider | Micah Rubinstein hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Herbert Hudson - foul #3 on Herbert Hudson, team foul #3 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), John Araujo (SF), Hung Tang (PF), Edward Womack (C) Herbert Hudson, Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Rider | Ronald Fisk (SF), Carl Fridley (PF), Leroy Scott (C) Raymond Fredericksen, David Goulette, Joseph Minder | |
| 11:48 | Rider | Micah Rubinstein makes the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 11:48 | Rider | Micah Rubinstein makes the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Araujo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Hung Tang (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Micah Rubinstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Fisk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Fridley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leroy Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Butler | Carl Fridley denies the turnaround by Hung Tang | 53-32 |
| 11:31 | Rider | The rebound goes to Micah Rubinstein | 53-32 |
| 11:26 | Rider | Charles Steward makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Fridley | 53-35 |
| 11:12 | Butler | Goran Kamienski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rider | William Leadbetter (PG), Ray Lanctot (SG) Charles Steward, Micah Rubinstein | |
| 10:52 | Rider | Thomas Lyons steals it from Carl Fridley | 53-35 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Edward Womack buries a floater in the lane | 55-35 |
| 10:20 | Rider | Leroy Scott hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Leadbetter and he's fouled by Edward Womack - foul #1 on Edward Womack, team foul #4 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF) Goran Kamienski, John Araujo | |
| Subs | Rider | Raymond Fredericksen (SG) William Leadbetter | |
| 10:20 | Rider | Leroy Scott makes the free throw | 55-38 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Thomas Lyons scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Clay Moore | 58-38 |
| 09:40 | Rider | Ray Lanctot is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lyons - foul #3 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #5 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Steward (PG), Peter Young (PF) Ray Lanctot, Carl Fridley | |
| 09:35 | Rider | Charles Steward scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Peter Young | 58-40 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-40 |
| 09:13 | Rider | Leroy Scott pulls down the rebound | 58-40 |
| 09:08 | Rider | Clay Moore steals it from Charles Steward | 58-40 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't finish the layup | 58-40 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the offensive board | 58-40 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Clay Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-40 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Bernard Dicken grabs the offensive board | 58-40 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Peter Young is called for the reach on Clay Moore - foul #1 on Peter Young, team foul #6 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (PG), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Hung Tang, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Rider | Ray Lanctot (SG), David Goulette (SF), Micah Rubinstein (C) Raymond Fredericksen, Ronald Fisk, Leroy Scott | |
| 08:19 | Butler | Clay Moore jams it | 60-40 |
| 08:07 | Rider | Micah Rubinstein loses the dribble to Russell Robbins | 60-40 |
| 07:50 | Butler | Herbert Hudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-40 |
| 07:48 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 07:32 | Butler | George Wilson is called for a charge - foul #1 on George Wilson, team foul #6 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), John Araujo (SF) Herbert Hudson, Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken | |
| Subs | Rider | Carl Fridley (PF) Peter Young | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Araujo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 5 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 15 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Charles Steward (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Lanctot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Goulette (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Carl Fridley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Micah Rubinstein (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Rider | Ray Lanctot knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Carl Fridley | 60-42 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Thomas Lyons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 07:02 | Rider | Carl Fridley pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 06:42 | Rider | George Wilson picks off the pass by Carl Fridley | 60-42 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Goran Kamienski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rider | Raymond Fredericksen (SG), Ronald Fisk (SF), Joseph Minder (C) Charles Steward, David Goulette, Micah Rubinstein | |
| 06:06 | Rider | John Araujo swats the shot by Carl Fridley | 60-42 |
| 06:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to George Wilson | 60-42 |
| 05:46 | Butler | George Wilson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-42 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Russell Robbins gets the offensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Thomas Lyons clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 05:32 | Rider | The rebound goes to Raymond Fredericksen | 60-42 |
| 05:27 | Rider | Ray Lanctot misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-42 |
| 05:26 | Rider | Joseph Minder tips it back up and in | 60-44 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Goran Kamienski buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Lyons | 63-44 |
| 04:50 | Rider | Ray Lanctot is fouled on the floor by Russell Robbins - foul #2 on Russell Robbins, team foul #7 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Hung Tang (PF), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Rider | William Leadbetter (PG), Micah Rubinstein (C) Raymond Fredericksen, Carl Fridley | |
| 04:50 | Rider | Ray Lanctot makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 04:50 | Rider | Ray Lanctot makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) John Araujo, Ronnie Krone, Hung Tang, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Steward (PG), Raymond Fredericksen (SG), David Goulette (SF), Leroy Scott (C) William Leadbetter, Ray Lanctot, Ronald Fisk, Micah Rubinstein | |
| 04:34 | Butler | Clay Moore scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bernard Dicken | 66-46 |
| 04:23 | Rider | David Goulette is hacked by Bernard Dicken - foul #3 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #8 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG), John Araujo (SF), Hung Tang (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Rider | Micah Rubinstein (PG), Ray Lanctot (SG), Ronald Fisk (C) Charles Steward, Raymond Fredericksen, Leroy Scott | |
| 04:23 | Rider | David Goulette makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 04:23 | Rider | David Goulette makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Ronald Fisk steals it from Goran Kamienski | 66-48 |
| 04:07 | Rider | John Araujo steals the ball from David Goulette | 66-48 |
| 03:46 | Butler | Herbert Hudson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 66-48 |
| 03:45 | Rider | The rebound goes to Micah Rubinstein | 66-48 |
| 03:34 | Rider | David Goulette comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 66-48 |
| 03:32 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the board | 66-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Araujo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Hung Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Micah Rubinstein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Lanctot (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Goulette (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Joseph Minder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Ronald Fisk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Edward Womack scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-48 |
| 02:53 | Rider | David Goulette scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Micah Rubinstein | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-50 |
| 02:28 | Rider | David Goulette gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 02:24 | Rider | Hung Tang is called for the reach on Joseph Minder - foul #2 on Hung Tang, team foul #9 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) Goran Kamienski | |
| Subs | Rider | William Leadbetter (PG) David Goulette | |
| 02:24 | Rider | Joseph Minder misses the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Edward Womack snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Herbert Hudson loses the dribble to William Leadbetter in the backcourt | 68-50 |
| 02:08 | Rider | Ray Lanctot drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Leadbetter | 68-53 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Herbert Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rider | Peter Young (PF) Joseph Minder | |
| 01:56 | Rider | Ronald Fisk drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Micah Rubinstein | 68-55 |
| 01:44 | Butler | Ronnie Krone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Hung Tang gets the offensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Herbert Hudson is fouled on the floor by Ray Lanctot - foul #1 on Ray Lanctot, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG) Ronnie Krone | |
| Subs | Rider | Joseph Minder (PF) Peter Young | |
| 01:25 | Butler | Herbert Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Herbert Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:18 | Rider | Joseph Minder buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Micah Rubinstein | 70-57 |
| 00:55 | Butler | Edward Womack scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Herbert Hudson | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Rider | William Leadbetter connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Lanctot | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Joseph Minder picks off the pass by John Araujo | 72-59 |
| 00:23 | Rider | Herbert Hudson picks off the pass by Micah Rubinstein | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Herbert Hudson runs out the clock | 72-59 |