| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) C - Christopher Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Richard Gillette (fresh) SG - Robert Glisson (fresh) SF - James Shanley (fresh) PF - George Adams (fresh) C - Norman Patti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Christopher Scott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | James Shanley steals it from Vincent Wroten | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Louisiana | Robert Glisson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Glisson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Nathan Heard clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana | James Shanley pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Louisiana | Richard Gillette is hacked by Vincent Wroten - foul #1 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Louisiana | George Adams misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Christopher Scott pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Norman Patti denies the turnaround by Nathan Heard | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Butler | Nathan Heard tips it in | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | Louisiana | James Shanley connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Gillette | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana | George Adams snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Louisiana | Christopher Scott denies the turnaround by James Shanley | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Butler | The rebound goes to Nathan Heard | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Nathan Heard gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Ronald Smith is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 16:42 | Louisiana | Richard Gillette connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Norman Patti | 2-5 |
| 16:19 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Gillette - foul #1 on Richard Gillette, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (SG) Vincent Wroten | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Hicklin (SF), Edison Rowe (C) James Shanley, Norman Patti | |
| 16:19 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:19 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:00 | Louisiana | Richard Gillette travels with the ball | 4-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG) Curtis Wilcox | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Louis Morse (PG), Arthur Wilson (C) Richard Gillette, George Adams | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) SG - Bernard Blose (fresh) SF - Earl Redding (fresh) PF - William Michael (fresh) C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Louis Morse (fresh) SG - Robert Glisson (fresh) SF - Robert Hicklin (fresh) PF - Edison Rowe (fresh) C - Arthur Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Butler | Robert Hicklin is called for the reach on Richard Courtois - foul #1 on Robert Hicklin, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Richard Courtois, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 15:28 | Butler | Earl Redding banks in the layup and he's hacked by Louis Morse - foul #1 on Louis Morse, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Albert Mack (SG) Robert Glisson | |
| 15:28 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:16 | Louisiana | Robert Hicklin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Bernard Blose grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Ronald Smith connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Earl Redding | 9-5 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana | Edison Rowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG) Earl Redding, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Gillette (PG), James Shanley (SF), George Adams (PF), Norman Patti (C) Albert Mack, Robert Hicklin, Edison Rowe, Arthur Wilson | |
| 14:30 | Butler | Nathan Heard loses the dribble to George Adams | 9-5 |
| 14:05 | Louisiana | George Adams is fouled on the floor by Vincent Wroten - foul #2 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Vincent Wroten, Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Glisson (SG) Louis Morse | |
| 13:58 | Louisiana | Richard Gillette knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Shawn Kirch comes up short on the floater from close range | 9-8 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Shawn Kirch hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| 13:03 | Louisiana | Norman Patti double dribbles | 11-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Curtis Wilcox, Steven Flannery, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Hicklin (SF), Edison Rowe (C) James Shanley, Norman Patti | |
| 12:51 | Butler | Bernard Blose hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 11-8 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana | Edison Rowe gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:44 | Louisiana | George Adams misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| 12:44 | Louisiana | George Adams misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:44 | Louisiana | George Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Ronald Smith grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 12:15 | Butler | Bernard Blose is called for traveling | 11-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG) Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Louis Morse (PG), Arthur Wilson (C) Richard Gillette, George Adams | |
| 11:55 | Louisiana | Edison Rowe can't throw it down | 11-8 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Earl Redding (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Louis Morse (fresh) SG - Robert Glisson (fresh) SF - Robert Hicklin (fresh) PF - Edison Rowe (fresh) C - Arthur Wilson (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Nathan Heard | 13-8 |
| 11:08 | Louisiana | Arthur Wilson is hacked by Christopher Scott - foul #1 on Christopher Scott, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (SG), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Gillette (PG), James Shanley (SF), Norman Patti (C) Louis Morse, Robert Hicklin, Arthur Wilson | |
| 10:57 | Louisiana | The pull-up jumper by Edison Rowe is blocked by William Michael | 13-8 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana | Richard Gillette grabs the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana | Robert Glisson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Glisson, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Steven Flannery (SF) Curtis Wilcox, Earl Redding | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Louis Morse (SG), George Adams (PF) Robert Glisson, Edison Rowe | |
| 10:21 | Butler | Steven Flannery makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Shawn Kirch | 15-8 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana | James Shanley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Flannery - foul #1 on Steven Flannery, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana | James Shanley misses the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana | James Shanley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:51 | Butler | William Michael misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-9 |
| 09:49 | Louisiana | Norman Patti snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana | James Shanley is hacked by Steven Flannery - foul #2 on Steven Flannery, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Earl Redding (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Richard Courtois, Bernard Blose, Steven Flannery, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Albert Mack (SG) Richard Gillette | |
| 09:14 | Louisiana | George Adams connects on the floater from the left side set up by Albert Mack | 15-11 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Earl Redding knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Curtis Wilcox | 18-11 |
| 08:21 | Louisiana | Louis Morse misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 08:19 | Louisiana | James Shanley snags the offensive board | 18-11 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana | Louis Morse connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Albert Mack | 18-14 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Earl Redding misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 07:46 | Louisiana | Norman Patti pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Redding (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Louis Morse (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Mack (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Shanley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Norman Patti (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Louisiana | George Adams scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Louis Morse and he's fouled by Nathan Heard - foul #1 on Nathan Heard, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (SG), William Michael (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Earl Redding, Nathan Heard, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Gillette (PG), Robert Hicklin (SF), Edison Rowe (C) Louis Morse, James Shanley, Norman Patti | |
| 07:25 | Louisiana | George Adams makes the free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Bernard Blose comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 07:03 | Louisiana | Robert Hicklin snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 06:43 | Louisiana | George Adams's dunk attempt is rejected by William Michael | 18-17 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana | Edison Rowe grabs the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:30 | Louisiana | Richard Gillette makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Smith | 20-19 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana | Richard Gillette drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Hicklin | 20-21 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana | Robert Hicklin gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana | Richard Gillette hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 20-21 |
| 05:12 | Butler | Bernard Blose grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses the floater from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana | Robert Hicklin grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana | Edison Rowe misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shawn Kirch - foul #1 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Earl Redding (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Christopher Scott (C) Curtis Wilcox, Bernard Blose, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Louis Morse (SG), James Shanley (SF), Norman Patti (C) Albert Mack, Robert Hicklin, George Adams | |
| 04:23 | Louisiana | Edison Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana | Edison Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Christopher Scott scores on a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Norman Patti - foul #1 on Norman Patti, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Arthur Wilson (PF) Edison Rowe | |
| 04:11 | Butler | Christopher Scott makes the free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:54 | Louisiana | Louis Morse clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Earl Redding is fouled on the floor by Norman Patti - foul #2 on Norman Patti, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG) Richard Courtois | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Glisson (SG) Richard Gillette | |
| 03:34 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Earl Redding misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana | Arthur Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Louis Morse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Glisson (fresh) SF - James Shanley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Wilson (fresh) C - Norman Patti (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Louisiana | Robert Glisson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-21 |
| 03:11 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 02:53 | Butler | Christopher Scott buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Vincent Wroten | 26-21 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana | Louis Morse is hacked by Vincent Wroten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (SG), Shawn Kirch (PF) Vincent Wroten, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 02:51 | Louisiana | Louis Morse makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana | Louis Morse misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Earl Redding is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Glisson - foul #3 on Robert Glisson, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Gillette (PG) Robert Glisson | |
| 02:49 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 02:29 | Louisiana | Richard Gillette misses long on a floater from the right side | 28-22 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Shawn Kirch pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Earl Redding can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-22 |
| 02:10 | Butler | Shawn Kirch gets the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Christopher Scott clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 01:49 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Redding | 28-22 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Bernard Blose tips it back up and in | 30-22 |
| 01:13 | Louisiana | Richard Gillette clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana | James Shanley grabs the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana | James Shanley's pass is intercepted by Nathan Heard | 30-22 |
| 00:55 | Butler | Earl Redding blows the layup | 30-22 |
| 00:53 | Louisiana | Arthur Wilson grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana | Louis Morse is fouled on the floor by Shawn Kirch - foul #2 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #10 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Antonio Scarborough (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), William Michael (PF) Earl Redding, Bernard Blose, Nathan Heard, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Albert Mack (SG), Robert Hicklin (SF), George Adams (PF), Edison Rowe (C) Richard Gillette, James Shanley, Arthur Wilson, Norman Patti | |
| 00:36 | Louisiana | Louis Morse makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana | Louis Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough is hacked by Edison Rowe - foul #1 on Edison Rowe, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Gillette (PG) Louis Morse | |
| 00:23 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana | George Adams grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana | George Adams can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Christopher Scott gets the rebound | 31-24 |