| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Ragin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Lytton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang inbounds the ball | 20-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is fouled on the floor by Ivan Dvorak - foul #1 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #1 | 20-30 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Henry Ragin snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Paul Dunneback steals it from Steve Lytton | 20-30 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the offensive board | 20-30 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 18:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the offensive board | 20-30 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is hacked by Dewei Zheng - foul #1 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #2 | 20-30 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Zentz and the foul's on Henry Ragin - foul #2 on Henry Ragin, team foul #3 | 22-30 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang makes the free throw | 23-30 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 23-30 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 25-30 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Rocco Esposito is fouled on the floor by Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF), Maurice Lokken (C) Xiaoping Huang, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Burroughs (PF) Henry Ragin | |
| 16:13 | Butler | Rocco Esposito comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah and he's hacked by Kevin Burroughs - foul #2 on Kevin Burroughs, team foul #4 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Richard Slack (C) Dewei Zheng, Kevin Burroughs, Steve Lytton | |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Slack (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the jump hook from the left block | 28-32 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Ivan Dvorak steals the ball from Bojan Wolinski in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 15:29 | Butler | Rocco Esposito banks in the layup set up by Ivan Dvorak | 28-34 |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | James Vernon connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bojan Wolinski | 31-34 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez's pass is intercepted by Maurice Lokken | 31-34 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the driving attempt from the left block | 31-34 |
| 14:49 | Butler | Rocco Esposito grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Joseph Payne gets the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Joseph Payne hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 31-36 |
| 13:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rocco Esposito | 31-36 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Richard Slack and he's fouled by Robert Zentz - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Steve Lytton (C) Ivan Dvorak, Rocco Esposito | |
| 13:40 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses the free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 31-38 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Maurice Lokken | 34-38 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Slack - foul #1 on Richard Slack, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Slack | 35-38 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Dewei Zheng lays it up and in set up by Richard Slack | 35-40 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the dunk attempt | 35-40 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Joseph Payne snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Joseph Payne's layup is rejected by Dean Canterbury | 35-40 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't connect on a floater near the basket | 35-40 |
| 11:29 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Vernon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Jimenez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Lytton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez is fouled on the floor by Xiaoping Huang - foul #2 on Xiaoping Huang, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Maurice Lokken (PF) James Vernon, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG), Henry Ragin (PF) Gustavo Jimenez, Richard Slack, Joseph Payne | |
| 11:06 | Butler | Maurice Lokken is called for the reach on Ivan Dvorak - foul #2 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Rocco Esposito hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #4 on Robert Zentz, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SG) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:51 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Dvorak - foul #2 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #6 | 35-42 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | James Vernon clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Steve Lytton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Steve Lytton - foul #3 on Steve Lytton, team foul #7 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SF), Kevin Burroughs (PF) Dewei Zheng, Steve Lytton | |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-42 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Henry Ragin misses the tip | 37-42 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | James Vernon snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Henry Ragin picks off the pass by Maurice Lokken | 37-42 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | James Vernon clanks a shot from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gustavo Jimenez | 37-44 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, James Vernon, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Steve Lytton (C) Gustavo Jimenez, Kevin Burroughs, Henry Ragin | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Lytton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG) Rocco Esposito | |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang travels with the ball | 37-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SG) Richard Slack | |
| 06:36 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is whistled for a carry | 37-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG) Ivan Dvorak | |
| 05:59 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-44 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Dewei Zheng gets the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Joseph Payne's floater is tipped away by Xiaoping Huang | 37-44 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Joseph Payne pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Steve Lytton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), James Vernon (SF) Bojan Wolinski, Xiaoping Huang | |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG) Gustavo Jimenez | |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback connects on the floater in the lane | 39-44 |
| 04:12 | Butler | Robert Zentz is called for the reach on Rocco Esposito - foul #5 on Robert Zentz, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Robert Zentz, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (PF) Joseph Payne | |
| 03:58 | Butler | Steve Lytton misses short on a shot from the left block | 39-44 |
| 03:57 | Butler | Steve Lytton tips it in | 39-46 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the dunk | 39-46 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't tip it in | 39-46 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | James Vernon grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 03:07 | Butler | Dewei Zheng snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Xiaoping Huang (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Ragin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Lytton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:46 | Butler | Henry Ragin misses long on a runner from the left block | 39-46 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Dewei Zheng gets the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Rocco Esposito is fouled on the floor by Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SF), Joseph Payne (PF) Dewei Zheng, Steve Lytton | |
| 02:30 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | James Vernon drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 41-47 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-47 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Rocco Esposito is called for 3 seconds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Steve Lytton (C) Gustavo Jimenez, Henry Ragin | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-47 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Payne | 44-48 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | James Vernon pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Xiaoping Huang | 47-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Butler | Steve Lytton is fouled in the backcourt by James Vernon - foul #1 on James Vernon, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Steve Lytton makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Steve Lytton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Dewei Zheng grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Dewei Zheng is hacked by Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #10 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PF) Joseph Payne | |
| 00:06 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-51 |