| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Lytton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andres Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton inbounds the ball | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 19:48 | Butler | Rocco Esposito pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 19:24 | Butler | Rocco Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Lytton | 43-40 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Rocco Esposito snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Dewei Zheng loses the dribble to Christopher Baxter | 43-40 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter throws it down | 43-42 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Towns | 43-42 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Eaton, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan (C) Robert Towns | |
| 17:56 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Rocco Esposito picks off the pass by Robert Eaton | 43-42 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Rocco Esposito knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Dewei Zheng | 46-42 |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo snags the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-44 |
| 16:57 | Butler | Rocco Esposito can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Dewei Zheng can't tip it in | 46-44 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Dvorak picks off the pass by Andres Russo | 46-44 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Joseph Payne is hacked by Mark Coogan - foul #2 on Mark Coogan, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PG), Bill Lowery (SG), Richard Slack (SF), Kevin Burroughs (PF), Henry Ragin (C) Ivan Dvorak, Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (PG), Robert Roberts (SG), Martin Clark (SF), Robert Towns (C) Richard Wade, Christopher Baxter, Robert Eaton, Andres Russo | |
| 16:09 | Butler | Henry Ragin blows the layup | 46-44 |
| 16:08 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Roberts | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Slack (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Ragin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Alex Padro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Butler | Robert Roberts picks off the pass by Kevin Burroughs | 46-47 |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alex Padro | 46-49 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Henry Ragin loses the ball out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG) Bill Lowery | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley (SF) Mark Coogan | |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark is fouled on the floor by Kevin Burroughs - foul #1 on Kevin Burroughs, team foul #1 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG) Richard Slack | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Danny Vedder (C) Alfred Bartley, Robert Towns | |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Wade | 46-51 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Rocco Esposito is hacked by Danny Vedder - foul #1 on Danny Vedder, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Steve Lytton (C) Kevin Burroughs, Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter (SG), Robert Eaton (SF) Robert Roberts, Alex Padro | |
| 13:50 | Butler | Dewei Zheng is fouled on the floor by Robert Eaton - foul #2 on Robert Eaton, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Payne (PF) Gustavo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo (PF) Martin Clark | |
| 13:34 | Butler | Rocco Esposito clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-51 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Joseph Payne tips it but misses | 46-51 |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan (C) Danny Vedder | |
| 12:58 | Butler | Steve Lytton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mark Coogan - foul #3 on Mark Coogan, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns (C) Andres Russo | |
| 12:58 | Butler | Steve Lytton makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Steve Lytton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Eaton and he's hacked by Joseph Payne - foul #1 on Joseph Payne, team foul #2 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SG), Richard Slack (SF), Henry Ragin (C) Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (PG), Robert Roberts (SG), Martin Clark (SF) Richard Wade, Christopher Baxter, Robert Eaton | |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses the free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 12:29 | Butler | Henry Ragin grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Mark Coogan is called for the reach on Joseph Payne - foul #4 on Mark Coogan, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Burroughs (PF) Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley (SF) Mark Coogan | |
| 11:57 | Butler | Richard Slack comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Martin Clark - foul #2 on Martin Clark, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (SG) Ivan Dvorak | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo (PF) Alfred Bartley | |
| 11:57 | Butler | Richard Slack misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Richard Slack misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Slack (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Ragin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Alex Padro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andres Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Towns | 48-56 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Henry Ragin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Steve Lytton (C) Richard Slack, Bill Lowery, Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Christopher Baxter (SG), Robert Eaton (SF), Danny Vedder (C) Alex Padro, Robert Roberts, Martin Clark, Robert Towns | |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton lays it in and the foul's on Dewei Zheng - foul #3 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG) Gustavo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton misses the free throw | 48-58 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Steve Lytton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Rocco Esposito is hacked by Christopher Baxter - foul #1 on Christopher Baxter, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade is fouled on the floor by Ivan Dvorak - foul #3 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Payne (PF) Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark (PF) Andres Russo | |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder is whistled for traveling | 50-58 |
| 09:59 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Steve Lytton hits the follow up shot | 52-58 |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-58 |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade hits the follow up shot | 52-60 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Steve Lytton misses the turnaround from the left block | 52-60 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Eaton | 52-63 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak is fouled on the floor by Danny Vedder - foul #2 on Danny Vedder, team foul #9 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SG), Richard Slack (SF), Henry Ragin (C) Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (PG), Robert Roberts (SG), Andres Russo (PF), Robert Towns (C) Richard Wade, Christopher Baxter, Robert Eaton, Danny Vedder | |
| 08:58 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark travels with the ball | 52-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Burroughs (PF) Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley (SF) Martin Clark | |
| 08:32 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gustavo Jimenez | 54-63 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Richard Slack picks off the pass by Alex Padro | 54-63 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Jimenez - foul #2 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG) Ivan Dvorak | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo lays it in set up by Robert Roberts and he's hacked by Kevin Burroughs - foul #2 on Kevin Burroughs, team foul #6 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG) Alfred Bartley | |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo makes the free throw | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Slack (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Ragin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alex Padro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andres Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Butler | Rocco Esposito clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts loses the dribble to Rocco Esposito | 54-66 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Rocco Esposito dunks the ball | 56-66 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 06:42 | Butler | The rebound goes to Henry Ragin | 56-66 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Henry Ragin clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 56-66 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs grabs the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Richard Slack misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 06:09 | Butler | Henry Ragin tips it but misses | 56-66 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Alex Padro | 56-66 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Steve Lytton (C) Gustavo Jimenez, Richard Slack, Kevin Burroughs, Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter (SG), Robert Eaton (SF), Martin Clark (PF), Mark Coogan (C) Robert Roberts, Alex Padro, Andres Russo, Robert Towns | |
| 05:30 | Butler | Joseph Payne can't connect on a shot from the right block | 56-66 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Steve Lytton can't tip it in | 56-66 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Joseph Payne tips it home | 58-66 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Dewei Zheng grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Steve Lytton hits the finger roll | 60-66 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Christopher Baxter and he's fouled by Dewei Zheng - foul #4 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #7 | 60-68 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade makes the free throw | 60-69 |
| 04:17 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses long on a floater from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Wade | 60-69 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Baxter | 60-71 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak is fouled on the floor by Richard Wade - foul #1 on Richard Wade, team foul #10 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SG) Rocco Esposito | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (PG), Andres Russo (PF), Robert Towns (C) Richard Wade, Martin Clark, Mark Coogan | |
| 03:47 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Lytton (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Alex Padro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andres Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Alex Padro | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Butler | Steve Lytton makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Ivan Dvorak | 63-73 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-73 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro snags the offensive board | 63-73 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Dewei Zheng - foul #5 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #8 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG), Kevin Burroughs (PF), Henry Ragin (C) Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Mark Coogan (C) Robert Eaton, Robert Towns | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-75 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Rocco Esposito connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Dvorak | 66-75 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Payne (PF), Steve Lytton (C) Kevin Burroughs, Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton (SF), Robert Towns (C) Alex Padro, Mark Coogan | |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-75 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns grabs the offensive board | 66-75 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Jimenez takes the ball from Christopher Baxter | 66-75 |
| 01:46 | Butler | Rocco Esposito hits the finger roll set up by Gustavo Jimenez | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-75 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Joseph Payne snags the defensive board | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:12 | Butler | Robert Towns is called for the reach on Rocco Esposito - foul #3 on Robert Towns, team foul #11 | 68-75 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Towns | 68-75 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Richard Wade | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-75 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade snags the defensive board | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Dvorak - foul #4 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #9 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark (PF) Andres Russo | |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade misses the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the board | 68-75 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Robert Towns swats the dunk try by Gustavo Jimenez | 68-75 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark pulls down the rebound | 68-75 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Dvorak - foul #5 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #10 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SF) Ivan Dvorak | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark misses the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo (PF) Martin Clark | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Andres Russo is called for the reach on Rocco Esposito - foul #2 on Andres Russo, team foul #12 | 68-76 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns gets the rebound | 69-76 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns is hacked by Gustavo Jimenez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #11 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark (PF) Andres Russo | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns misses the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns misses the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:31 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joseph Payne | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Butler | Richard Slack clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-76 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns grabs the board | 69-76 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns is hacked by Gustavo Jimenez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #12 | 69-76 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns misses the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns misses the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Steve Lytton snags the defensive board | 69-76 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-76 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-76 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Rocco Esposito snags the offensive board | 69-76 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Rocco Esposito knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Slack | 72-76 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter is hacked by Rocco Esposito in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rocco Esposito, team foul #13 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo (PF) Martin Clark | |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-78 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Rocco Esposito knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Payne | 75-78 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade is fouled in the backcourt by Gustavo Jimenez - foul #5 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #14 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Burroughs (SF) Gustavo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Richard Slack comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 75-80 |