| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Chalker (fresh) SG - Gregory Yoder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Olshefski (fresh) PF - Norman Chicoine (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wallace Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Armando Robles inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-23 |
| 19:35 | Butler | Todd Allen tips it but misses | 33-23 |
| 19:33 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 19:24 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-23 |
| 19:23 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams tips it back up and in | 35-23 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Armando Robles hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Tarter | 35-26 |
| 18:51 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder banks in the layup set up by Norman Chicoine | 37-26 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Christopher Lewter can't throw it down | 37-26 |
| 18:23 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:09 | Cleveland State | George Chalker is fouled on the floor by Larry Tarter - foul #2 on Larry Tarter, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 17:52 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder dunks the ball on a nice dish by Roger Olshefski and the foul's on Gordon Scaife - foul #1 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (C) Todd Allen | |
| 17:52 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder misses the free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Christopher Lewter pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Gordon Scaife travels with the ball | 39-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis (C) Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (C) Christopher Lewter | |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | George Chalker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Gordon Scaife gets the rebound | 39-26 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Russell Clark's pass is intercepted by Roger Olshefski | 39-26 |
| 16:51 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser (PG), Colby Harn (SG), Joe Vincent (SF), Paul Nichols (C) George Chalker, Gregory Yoder, Roger Olshefski, Norman Chicoine | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Rodney Fern (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Armando Robles | |
| 16:27 | Butler | Russell Clark misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-26 |
| 16:26 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis gets the rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:04 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn loses the dribble to Joseph Gantz | 39-26 |
| 15:38 | Butler | Joseph Gantz misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-26 |
| 15:36 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Paul Nichols | 39-26 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Hugh Gasser (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Colby Harn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Fern (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Rodney Fern - foul #2 on Rodney Fern, team foul #3 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder (SG), Roger Olshefski (SF), Wallace Williams (C) Hugh Gasser, Joe Vincent, Paul Nichols | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Armando Robles (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Russell Clark, James Eberly, Rodney Fern | |
| 15:31 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 15:31 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 15:31 | Butler | Christopher Lewter gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Armando Robles misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 40-26 |
| 15:08 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| 14:47 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-26 |
| 14:45 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Larry Tarter is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), Norman Chicoine (PF) Colby Harn, Jonathan Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:34 | Cleveland State | George Chalker hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Chicoine and the foul's on Larry Tarter - foul #3 on Larry Tarter, team foul #4 | 42-26 |
| 14:34 | Cleveland State | George Chalker misses the free throw | 42-26 |
| 14:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Christopher Lewter | 42-26 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Norman Chicoine - foul #3 on Norman Chicoine, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 14:15 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Lewter - foul #1 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #5 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (SG) Gregory Yoder | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife | |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Joseph Gantz comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-27 |
| 13:37 | Cleveland State | George Chalker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 13:30 | Cleveland State | George Chalker jams it on a great pass from Wallace Williams and the foul's on Armando Robles - foul #2 on Armando Robles, team foul #6 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis (SF), Paul Nichols (C) Roger Olshefski, Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (PF) Christopher Lewter | |
| 13:30 | Cleveland State | George Chalker misses the free throw | 46-27 |
| 13:30 | Butler | James Eberly pulls down the rebound | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:25 | Butler | James Pantoja throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (C) Todd Allen | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:56 | Cleveland State | James Pantoja is called for the reach on Jonathan Davis - foul #1 on James Pantoja, team foul #7 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder (SG) Colby Harn | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Rodney Fern (C) James Pantoja, Armando Robles | |
| 12:56 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis makes the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 12:56 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 12:56 | Butler | Russell Clark grabs the board | 47-27 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Russell Clark knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by James Eberly | 47-29 |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | George Chalker connects on the 3 from the right corner | 50-29 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Larry Tarter is hacked by Norman Chicoine - foul #4 on Norman Chicoine, team foul #2 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (PG), Roger Olshefski (SF), Wallace Williams (C) George Chalker, Jonathan Davis, Norman Chicoine | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Armando Robles (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, Russell Clark, James Eberly, Rodney Fern | |
| 11:46 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gordon Scaife | 50-31 |
| 11:23 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent (SG) Gregory Yoder | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG) Larry Tarter | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Colby Harn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Roger Olshefski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 10:57 | Butler | Armando Robles misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-31 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Todd Allen tips it in | 50-33 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Joseph Gantz gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-33 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Christopher Lewter gets the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 10:17 | Butler | Roger Olshefski is called for the reach on Armando Robles - foul #2 on Roger Olshefski, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), Gregory Yoder (SG), Jonathan Davis (PF), Kenneth Bryant (C) Colby Harn, Joe Vincent, Paul Nichols, Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG) Joseph Gantz | |
| 10:06 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Bryant - foul #1 on Kenneth Bryant, team foul #4 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (PF), Russell Clark (C) Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| 10:06 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 09:45 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Davis | 52-34 |
| 09:38 | Butler | James Eberly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (C) Armando Robles | |
| 09:21 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder is denied on a layup by Rodney Fern | 52-34 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Russell Clark snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Larry Tarter buries a shot from the right side set up by James Eberly | 52-36 |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Gordon Scaife - foul #2 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #8 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG) Gordon Scaife | |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder misses the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Joseph Gantz buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Tarter and the foul's on George Chalker - foul #1 on George Chalker, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent (SF), Wallace Williams (C) Roger Olshefski, Kenneth Bryant | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:01 | Butler | Joseph Gantz makes the free throw | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | James Eberly steals it from Jonathan Davis | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:24 | Butler | Rodney Fern can't connect on a runner from the left block | 53-39 |
| 08:23 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 08:18 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder is fouled on the floor by Rodney Fern - foul #3 on Rodney Fern, team foul #9 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols (PF) Joe Vincent | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG), Armando Robles (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) Larry Tarter, Russell Clark, James Eberly, Rodney Fern | |
| 08:18 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 08:18 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:01 | Butler | Armando Robles misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Davis - foul #3 on Jonathan Davis, team foul #6 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (PG), Joe Vincent (SG), Roger Olshefski (SF) George Chalker, Gregory Yoder, Jonathan Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG) James Pantoja | |
| 08:01 | Butler | Armando Robles makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Armando Robles makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 07:42 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn is hacked by Todd Allen - foul #1 on Todd Allen, team foul #10 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine (PF) Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:42 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 07:42 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:29 | Butler | Paul Nichols blocks the jumper by Gordon Scaife | 57-41 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits the follow up shot | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Colby Harn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Roger Olshefski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Norman Chicoine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine is called for a backcourt violation | 57-43 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Armando Robles clanks a shot from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 06:57 | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:38 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine slams it home on a great pass from Colby Harn | 59-43 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Christopher Lewter is called for traveling | 59-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), Gregory Yoder (SG), Jonathan Davis (SF), Wallace Williams (C) Colby Harn, Joe Vincent, Roger Olshefski, Paul Nichols | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), James Pantoja (SG), James Eberly (PF), Russell Clark (C) Joseph Gantz, Gordon Scaife, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | George Chalker is fouled on the floor by James Eberly - foul #2 on James Eberly, team foul #11 | 59-43 |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | George Chalker misses the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | George Chalker misses the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 05:52 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Gregory Yoder takes the ball from James Pantoja | 59-43 |
| 05:12 | Cleveland State | George Chalker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Yoder | 62-43 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 04:55 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Norman Chicoine | 62-43 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 04:49 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine grabs the offensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 04:29 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by George Chalker | 64-43 |
| 04:07 | Butler | James Pantoja scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Armando Robles | 64-46 |
| 03:43 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis blows the dunk but he's hacked by Armando Robles - foul #3 on Armando Robles, team foul #12 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser (PG), Colby Harn (SG), Joe Vincent (SF), Paul Nichols (C) George Chalker, Gregory Yoder, Norman Chicoine, Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), Derek Henderson (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Rodney Fern (PF) Larry Tarter, James Pantoja, Armando Robles, Russell Clark | |
| 03:43 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 03:43 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:29 | Butler | Derek Henderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-46 |
| 03:27 | Butler | James Eberly gets the offensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 03:14 | Butler | Rodney Fern loses the ball out of bounds | 65-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bryant (C) Jonathan Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Hugh Gasser (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Colby Harn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Derek Henderson (fresh) SF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) PF - Rodney Fern (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Eberly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-46 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan is whistled for a carry | 65-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG), Russell Clark (PF) Derek Henderson, James Eberly | |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bryant makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Hugh Gasser | 68-46 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Hugh Gasser is called for the reach on Joseph Gantz - foul #1 on Hugh Gasser, team foul #7 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis (PF) Kenneth Bryant | |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (PF) Thomas Hennigan | |
| 01:51 | Butler | Joseph Gantz makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Joseph Gantz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent makes the turnaround from the baseline | 70-48 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Joseph Gantz connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-51 |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Butler | Rodney Fern lays it in set up by James Pantoja and the foul's on Paul Nichols - foul #1 on Paul Nichols, team foul #8 | 73-53 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Rodney Fern misses the free throw | 73-53 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Paul Nichols | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent loses the ball out of bounds | 73-53 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Joseph Gantz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-53 |
| 00:12 | Butler | James Eberly tips it but misses | 73-53 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols gets the rebound | 73-53 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser runs out the clock | 73-53 |