| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Delbert Witherington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Roof (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Winberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hopkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Ragin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Winberg inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan 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 (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Michigan | John Hopkins can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Payne - foul #1 on Joseph Payne, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 19:41 | Eastern Michigan | John Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 19:41 | Eastern Michigan | John Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 19:24 | Butler | Dewei Zheng hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Sullivan snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Winberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Henry Ragin clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Joseph Payne tips it home | 43-35 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Dewei Zheng - foul #1 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Richard Roof is denied by Henry Ragin | 43-35 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Dewei Zheng snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Delbert Witherington steps in front of the Ivan Dvorak pass in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Michigan | John Hopkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Henry Ragin grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Dewei Zheng is hacked by Richard Roof - foul #3 on Richard Roof, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Gibbs (SG), David Waters (SF), Steve Eastwood (C) Richard Roof, Randall Winberg, Ray Sullivan | |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SF), Kevin Burroughs (PF), Richard Slack (C) Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Henry Ragin | |
| 17:11 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Rocco Esposito | 43-37 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Gibbs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-37 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:18 | Butler | The jump hook by Richard Slack is blocked by Steve Eastwood | 43-37 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Eastwood hits the follow up shot | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Delbert Witherington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Waters (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hopkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Eastwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Slack (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Butler | David Waters steps in front of the Ivan Dvorak pass | 45-37 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak can't finish the layup | 48-37 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Gibbs snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Gibbs loses the dribble to Richard Slack | 48-37 |
| 14:38 | Butler | Christopher Gibbs steps in front of the Rocco Esposito pass | 48-37 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Michigan | John Hopkins misses the easy layup | 48-37 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Steve Eastwood is called for the reach on Kevin Burroughs - foul #2 on Steve Eastwood, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Roof (SG), Randall Winberg (SF), Anthony Vaz (PF), Ray Sullivan (C) Christopher Gibbs, David Waters, John Hopkins, Steve Eastwood | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Bill Lowery (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Steve Lytton (C) Ivan Dvorak, Rocco Esposito, Gustavo Jimenez, Kevin Burroughs, Richard Slack | |
| 14:10 | Butler | Steve Lytton blows the layup but he's fouled by Anthony Vaz - foul #4 on Anthony Vaz, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benny Hansen (PF) Anthony Vaz | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:10 | Butler | Steve Lytton makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Steve Lytton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Winberg loses the dribble to Larry Smith | 48-39 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Larry Smith lays it in | 48-41 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Winberg is hacked by Dewei Zheng - foul #2 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Winberg can't connect on a floater from the left block | 48-41 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Roof hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Steve Lytton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Smith | 50-44 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington misses long on a floater from the right side | 50-44 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Michigan | Benny Hansen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Larry Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Larry Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses the tip | 50-44 |
| 11:56 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Delbert Witherington (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Roof (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Winberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benny Hansen (fresh) C - Ray Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Lowery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Lytton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Payne blocks the short jumper by Randall Winberg | 50-44 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Joseph Payne gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Winberg snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Roof's floater is tipped away by Joseph Payne | 50-44 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Dewei Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Dewei Zheng can't finish the layup | 50-44 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Roof buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Winberg | 53-44 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Dewei Zheng is hacked by Richard Roof - foul #4 on Richard Roof, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Waters (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SG), John Hopkins (PF), Steve Eastwood (C) Delbert Witherington, Richard Roof, Benny Hansen, Ray Sullivan | |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG), Gustavo Jimenez (SF), Kevin Burroughs (PF), Henry Ragin (C) Larry Smith, Bill Lowery, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Steve Lytton | |
| 10:01 | Butler | Rocco Esposito connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Dvorak | 53-47 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Gibbs misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-47 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-50 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Michigan | David Waters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Michigan | John Hopkins gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Gibbs makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Waters | 56-50 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses long on a shot from the right side | 56-50 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Michigan | John Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Michigan | David Waters misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-50 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Michigan | John Hopkins tips it in | 58-50 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Henry Ragin and he's fouled by David Waters - foul #1 on David Waters, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ray Sullivan (C) Steve Eastwood | |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Steve Lytton (C) Kevin Burroughs, Henry Ragin | |
| 08:02 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Winberg connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Waters | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - David Waters (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randall Winberg (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hopkins (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 11 pts. C - Steve Lytton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez is called for traveling | 60-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington (PG), Richard Roof (SG), Benny Hansen (SF), Anthony Vaz (C) David Waters, Christopher Gibbs, Randall Winberg, Ray Sullivan | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Payne (PF) Gustavo Jimenez | |
| 07:15 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Roof buries a fadeaway from the right side | 62-53 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Steve Lytton misses short on a turnaround from close range | 62-53 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Rocco Esposito gets the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Dewei Zheng comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-53 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington is fouled on the floor by Ivan Dvorak - foul #1 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #4 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Gibbs (SF), Steve Eastwood (C) Benny Hansen, John Hopkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Kevin Burroughs (SF), Henry Ragin (C) Ivan Dvorak, Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng, Steve Lytton | |
| 05:57 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Gibbs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Henry Ragin grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Richard Slack scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gustavo Jimenez | 62-56 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Vaz double dribbles | 62-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Waters (PG), Ray Sullivan (C) Delbert Witherington, Steve Eastwood | |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Steve Lytton (C) Richard Slack, Kevin Burroughs, Joseph Payne | |
| 05:00 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Vaz - foul #5 on Anthony Vaz, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benny Hansen (SF), John Hopkins (PF) Richard Roof, Anthony Vaz | |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG), Kevin Burroughs (PF) Ivan Dvorak, Henry Ragin | |
| 05:00 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Michigan | Benny Hansen is hacked by Kevin Burroughs - foul #2 on Kevin Burroughs, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Roof (SG) Christopher Gibbs | |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG) Gustavo Jimenez | |
| 04:25 | Eastern Michigan | John Hopkins makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Ray Sullivan | 64-57 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Rocco Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Michigan | Benny Hansen misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dewei Zheng - foul #3 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Gibbs (SG), Steve Eastwood (C) Richard Roof, Ray Sullivan | |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Henry Ragin (C) Dewei Zheng, Kevin Burroughs, Steve Lytton | |
| 03:33 | Eastern Michigan | Benny Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Michigan | Benny Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - David Waters (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Benny Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hopkins (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Eastwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Ragin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Rocco Esposito scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Dvorak | 66-60 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Payne swats the dunk try by Christopher Gibbs | 66-60 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the board | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan 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 (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington (PG), Richard Roof (SG), Randall Winberg (SF), Ray Sullivan (C) David Waters, Christopher Gibbs, Benny Hansen, Steve Eastwood | |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Steve Lytton (C) Gustavo Jimenez, Henry Ragin | |
| 02:35 | Butler | The jump hook by Joseph Payne is blocked by John Hopkins | 66-60 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 02:23 | Butler | Rocco Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-60 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Michigan | Rocco Esposito is called for the reach on Richard Roof - foul #3 on Rocco Esposito, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Roof makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Roof misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Steve Lytton grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 01:56 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ray Sullivan - foul #1 on Ray Sullivan, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| 01:56 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:56 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Roof misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Roof hits the follow up shot | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the lay-in | 69-61 |
| 01:26 | Butler | Steve Lytton hits the follow up shot | 69-63 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Roof misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Dewei Zheng grabs the board | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan 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 (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Butler | Richard Roof steals the ball from Dewei Zheng | 69-63 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Roof | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Butler | Rocco Esposito loses the dribble to John Hopkins | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Dvorak is called for the reach on Ray Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Gibbs (SF) Randall Winberg | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Rocco Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 72-63 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Sullivan grabs the board | 72-63 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Dvorak is called for the reach on Ray Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #9 | 72-63 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 74-63 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak grabs the offensive board | 74-63 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak connects on the runner from the right block set up by Steve Lytton | 74-65 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Gibbs is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Dvorak - foul #4 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #10 | 74-65 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Steve Lytton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 76-65 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Sullivan grabs the board | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan 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) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Witherington runs out the clock | 76-65 |