| Lineup | Troy | PG - Alex Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carl Lillie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tracy Albert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dallas Keeney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Matuszeski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Carl Lillie inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Troy | Alex Brown is fouled on the floor by Thomas Wagner - foul #1 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:25 | Troy | Carl Lillie drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tracy Albert - foul #2 on Tracy Albert, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Samuel Foster grabs the offensive board | 37-27 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski misses the shot from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 19:00 | Troy | Dallas Keeney pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:55 | Troy | Carl Lillie is fouled on the floor by Richard Duvall - foul #1 on Richard Duvall, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| 18:42 | Troy | Carl Lillie hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Tucker | 39-27 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Thomas Wagner hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Samuel Foster and the foul's on Dallas Keeney - foul #1 on Dallas Keeney, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Troy | Emanuel Trumble (PG), Gregory Chacon (SG), Russell Walls (SF), Joseph Ray (PF), Thomas Pierce (C) Alex Brown, Steven Tucker, Carl Lillie, Tracy Albert, Dallas Keeney | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:31 | Butler | Thomas Wagner makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:14 | Troy | Russell Walls knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Emanuel Trumble | 42-30 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Everett Savory travels in the backcourt | 42-30 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (PG), John Marotta (SF), David Sparling (PF), Tim Pointer (C) Everett Savory, Walter Matuszeski, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| 17:57 | Troy | Emanuel Trumble misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 17:55 | Butler | David Sparling grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 17:50 | Butler | Richard Duvall can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 17:49 | Troy | Joseph Ray pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:34 | Troy | Thomas Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Troy | Steven Tucker (SG), Alex Brown (SF) Gregory Chacon, Joseph Ray | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnathan Gardner (C) Richard Duvall | |
| 17:16 | Butler | David Sparling comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Russell Walls - foul #3 on Russell Walls, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Troy | Carl Lillie (SF), Tracy Albert (PF) Emanuel Trumble, Russell Walls | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:16 | Butler | David Sparling makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:16 | Butler | David Sparling misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:16 | Troy | Tracy Albert pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 17:02 | Troy | Steven Tucker buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Alex Brown | 45-31 |
| 16:49 | Butler | David Sparling misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 45-31 |
| 16:48 | Troy | The rebound goes to Tracy Albert | 45-31 |
| 16:31 | Troy | Johnathan Gardner is called for the reach on Thomas Pierce - foul #1 on Johnathan Gardner, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Troy | James Owens (PG), Gregory Chacon (SG), Joseph Ray (PF), Dallas Keeney (C) Alex Brown, Steven Tucker, Tracy Albert, Thomas Pierce | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Walter Matuszeski (SF), Samuel Foster (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) John Marotta, Tim Pointer, David Sparling, Johnathan Gardner | |
| 16:08 | Troy | James Owens misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 16:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Wagner | 45-31 |
| 16:01 | Butler | George Larson loses the dribble to James Owens in the backcourt | 45-31 |
| 15:41 | Troy | George Larson steals it from Dallas Keeney | 45-31 |
| 15:38 | Butler | George Larson jams it | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - James Owens (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gregory Chacon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Lillie (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Ray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dallas Keeney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Larson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Matuszeski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Troy | Carl Lillie loses the dribble to Walter Matuszeski | 45-33 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Thomas Wagner banks in the layup set up by George Larson | 45-35 |
| 14:57 | Troy | James Owens makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Chacon | 48-35 |
| 14:38 | Butler | Samuel Foster is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Thomas Wagner snags the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 14:28 | Butler | George Larson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Samuel Foster | 48-38 |
| 14:02 | Troy | Everett Savory takes the ball from Joseph Ray | 48-38 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Samuel Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| Subs | Troy | Willie Silcox (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), Alex Brown (SF), Tracy Albert (PF), Thomas Pierce (C) James Owens, Gregory Chacon, Carl Lillie, Joseph Ray, Dallas Keeney | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (PG), Richard Duvall (SG), Tim Pointer (SF), David Sparling (PF), Johnathan Gardner (C) Everett Savory, George Larson, Walter Matuszeski, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| 13:43 | Troy | Tim Pointer is called for the reach on Willie Silcox - foul #1 on Tim Pointer, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| 13:25 | Troy | Steven Tucker drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Tim Pointer - foul #2 on Tim Pointer, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| 13:25 | Troy | Steven Tucker misses the free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:25 | Butler | David Sparling grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:57 | Butler | John Marotta loses the dribble to Steven Tucker | 50-38 |
| 12:36 | Troy | The jump hook by Thomas Pierce is blocked by David Sparling | 50-38 |
| 12:34 | Troy | Tracy Albert tips it home | 52-38 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Richard Duvall is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| Subs | Troy | Emanuel Trumble (PG), Russell Walls (SF), Dallas Keeney (C) Willie Silcox, Alex Brown, Thomas Pierce | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Stanton Williams (SF), William Potter (PF) John Marotta, David Sparling, Johnathan Gardner | |
| 12:13 | Troy | Russell Walls misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 12:11 | Troy | Dallas Keeney snags the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 11:57 | Troy | Dallas Keeney misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-38 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Richard Duvall grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 11:49 | Butler | Everett Savory is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Walls - foul #4 on Russell Walls, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Ray (SF), Thomas Pierce (C) Russell Walls, Dallas Keeney | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Wagner (C) Tim Pointer | |
| 11:38 | Butler | Everett Savory knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Richard Duvall | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Emanuel Trumble (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Tucker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Ray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tracy Albert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanton Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Potter (fresh) C - Thomas Wagner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Troy | Steven Tucker is hacked by Richard Duvall - foul #2 on Richard Duvall, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Troy | Willie Silcox (PG), Gregory Chacon (SG), Alex Brown (SF) Emanuel Trumble, Steven Tucker, Tracy Albert | |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (SG), Walter Matuszeski (SF), Samuel Foster (PF), David Sparling (C) Everett Savory, Richard Duvall, William Potter, Thomas Wagner | |
| 10:55 | Troy | Willie Silcox travels with the ball | 52-40 |
| Subs | Troy | Dallas Keeney (C) Thomas Pierce | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (PG) Stanton Williams | |
| 10:51 | Butler | John Marotta loses the dribble to Willie Silcox in the backcourt | 52-40 |
| 10:36 | Troy | Alex Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 10:35 | Troy | Gregory Chacon gets the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:17 | Troy | Gregory Chacon hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Alex Brown | 55-40 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Samuel Foster double dribbles | 55-40 |
| Subs | Troy | James Owens (PG), Steven Tucker (SG), Carl Lillie (SF), Tracy Albert (PF), Thomas Pierce (C) Willie Silcox, Gregory Chacon, Alex Brown, Joseph Ray, Dallas Keeney | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), William Potter (PF), Johnathan Gardner (C) John Marotta, Samuel Foster, David Sparling | |
| 09:38 | Troy | The 3pt attempt by Steven Tucker is denied by Walter Matuszeski | 55-40 |
| 09:37 | Troy | Carl Lillie grabs the offensive board | 55-40 |
| 09:27 | Troy | James Owens scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steven Tucker | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:23 | Butler | George Larson is hacked by Steven Tucker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Tucker, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Troy | Emanuel Trumble (PG) James Owens | |
| Subs | Butler | Stanton Williams (PG), Richard Duvall (SG), Tim Pointer (SF) Everett Savory, George Larson, Walter Matuszeski | |
| 09:10 | Butler | William Potter hits the finger roll | 57-42 |
| 08:48 | Troy | Thomas Pierce drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Steven Tucker and he's fouled by Johnathan Gardner - foul #2 on Johnathan Gardner, team foul #7 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Troy | Willie Silcox (PG), Gregory Chacon (SG), Alex Brown (SF) Emanuel Trumble, Steven Tucker, Carl Lillie | |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Foster (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) William Potter, Johnathan Gardner | |
| 08:48 | Troy | Thomas Pierce makes the free throw | 60-42 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Tim Pointer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 60-42 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Stanton Williams tips it but misses | 60-42 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Thomas Wagner misses the tip | 60-42 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Tim Pointer tips it in | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:08 | Troy | Willie Silcox misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Richard Duvall grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Thomas Pierce steps in front of the Richard Duvall pass in the backcourt | 60-44 |
| 07:51 | Troy | Alex Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-44 |
| 07:37 | Butler | Samuel Foster slams it home and the foul's on Tracy Albert - foul #3 on Tracy Albert, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Emanuel Trumble (PG), Russell Walls (SG), Carl Lillie (SF), Joseph Ray (PF), Dallas Keeney (C) Willie Silcox, Gregory Chacon, Alex Brown, Tracy Albert, Thomas Pierce | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), George Larson (SG), John Marotta (SF), David Sparling (C) Stanton Williams, Richard Duvall, Tim Pointer, Thomas Wagner | |
| 07:37 | Butler | Samuel Foster makes the free throw | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Emanuel Trumble (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Carl Lillie (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Ray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dallas Keeney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Larson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Marotta (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Sparling (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Troy | George Larson steals it from Joseph Ray | 62-47 |
| 06:57 | Butler | John Marotta is denied on a layup by Dallas Keeney | 62-47 |
| 06:56 | Troy | Joseph Ray snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 06:35 | Troy | Russell Walls's pass is intercepted by John Marotta | 62-47 |
| 06:31 | Butler | John Marotta is hacked by Carl Lillie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Lillie, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Troy | James Owens (PG), Steven Tucker (SG) Emanuel Trumble, Carl Lillie | |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Matuszeski (SF), Thomas Wagner (C) Everett Savory, Samuel Foster | |
| 06:31 | Butler | John Marotta misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:31 | Troy | Dallas Keeney gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 06:12 | Troy | Steven Tucker comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-47 |
| 06:10 | Butler | John Marotta pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 05:51 | Butler | John Marotta misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 62-47 |
| 05:49 | Butler | David Sparling tips it but misses | 62-47 |
| 05:48 | Troy | James Owens pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 05:43 | Troy | James Owens is hacked by John Marotta - foul #2 on John Marotta, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Troy | Willie Silcox (PG), Gregory Chacon (SG), Alex Brown (SF), Tracy Albert (PF) Steven Tucker, Russell Walls, Joseph Ray, Dallas Keeney | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Tim Pointer (SF), William Potter (PF), Johnathan Gardner (C) John Marotta, Walter Matuszeski, David Sparling, Thomas Wagner | |
| 05:43 | Troy | James Owens misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 05:43 | Butler | William Potter snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Tim Pointer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 05:23 | Troy | The rebound goes to James Owens | 62-47 |
| 05:04 | Troy | George Larson steps in front of the Tracy Albert pass | 62-47 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Tim Pointer is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-47 |
| 04:50 | Troy | Willie Silcox grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 04:30 | Troy | Gregory Chacon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 04:21 | Butler | George Larson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 04:19 | Troy | Tracy Albert gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 03:51 | Troy | James Owens misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 03:50 | Butler | Tim Pointer snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Butler | George Larson is hacked by Tracy Albert - foul #4 on Tracy Albert, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Troy | Emanuel Trumble (PG), Russell Walls (SG), Joseph Ray (PF), Thomas Pierce (C) Willie Silcox, Gregory Chacon, Tracy Albert, James Owens | |
| Subs | Butler | Stanton Williams (PG), John Marotta (SF), David Sparling (PF) Richard Duvall, William Potter, Johnathan Gardner | |
| 03:44 | Butler | George Larson misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 03:44 | Troy | Thomas Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Troy | Russell Walls hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Emanuel Trumble | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Emanuel Trumble (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Walls (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Alex Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Stanton Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Larson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Marotta (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Sparling (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tim Pointer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Butler | George Larson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Pierce | 64-47 |
| 02:51 | Troy | George Larson steals the ball from Alex Brown | 64-47 |
| 02:48 | Butler | George Larson can't finish the layup | 64-47 |
| 02:46 | Troy | The rebound goes to Alex Brown | 64-47 |
| 02:29 | Troy | Emanuel Trumble misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Stanton Williams - foul #2 on Stanton Williams, team foul #9 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Potter (PF) Tim Pointer | |
| 02:29 | Troy | Emanuel Trumble misses the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 02:29 | Troy | Emanuel Trumble misses the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 02:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Potter | 64-47 |
| 02:26 | Butler | George Larson's pass is intercepted by Emanuel Trumble in the backcourt | 64-47 |
| 02:25 | Troy | Emanuel Trumble banks in the layup | 66-47 |
| 02:13 | Butler | George Larson buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by William Potter | 66-49 |
| 01:49 | Troy | Joseph Ray misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-49 |
| 01:48 | Butler | William Potter grabs the board | 66-49 |
| 01:34 | Butler | William Potter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-49 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Pointer (SF), Johnathan Gardner (C) Stanton Williams, William Potter | |
| 01:16 | Troy | Joseph Ray buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Emanuel Trumble | 68-49 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Russell Walls is called for the reach on George Larson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Russell Walls, team foul #9 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Chacon (SG) Russell Walls | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:12 | Butler | George Larson makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:12 | Butler | George Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:46 | Troy | Emanuel Trumble knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gregory Chacon | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Butler | Tim Pointer misses the shot from close range | 70-51 |
| 00:37 | Troy | The rebound goes to Thomas Pierce | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Troy | Alex Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-51 |
| 00:07 | Butler | David Sparling snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| 00:01 | Butler | George Larson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Emanuel Trumble runs out the clock | 70-54 |