| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Gardner-Webb | Nathan Heard is called for the reach on Scott Stevens - foul #2 on Nathan Heard, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 19:19 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse lays it in set up by Kenneth Jones | 36-35 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Nathan Heard | 39-35 |
| 18:58 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse can't finish the layup | 39-35 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Christopher Scott clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-35 |
| 18:35 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 18:29 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Robert Morgan | 39-37 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Christopher Scott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Vincent Wroten grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Ronald Smith is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Jones - foul #3 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Gordon Mitchell (SG), Bradley Avery (PF), Roy Olivier (C) Robert Gorman, Robert Morgan, Kenneth Jones, Scott Stevens | |
| 17:29 | Butler | Vincent Wroten clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roy Olivier - foul #1 on Roy Olivier, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal (PF) Jacob Jesse | |
| 17:29 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:14 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roy Olivier | 40-39 |
| 16:57 | Butler | Earl Redding is fouled on the floor by Gordon Mitchell - foul #2 on Gordon Mitchell, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Bernard Blose (SG) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:47 | Butler | Richard Courtois hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Earl Redding tips it but misses | 40-39 |
| 16:43 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:24 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier is whistled for a carry | 40-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Richard Courtois, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan (SG), Jacob Jesse (SF), Scott Stevens (C) Gordon Mitchell, Roy Olivier, William Vidal | |
| 16:10 | Butler | Bradley Avery steals the ball from Nathan Heard | 40-39 |
| 15:54 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens's floater is tipped away by Ronald Smith | 40-39 |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Blose (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Avery (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan travels with the ball | 40-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG) Earl Redding, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Kenneth Jones (PF) Steven Carr, Bradley Avery | |
| 15:15 | Butler | Christopher Scott makes the fadeaway in the lane | 42-39 |
| 14:51 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones misses the shot from the left side | 42-39 |
| 14:49 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Nathan Heard clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 14:23 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Wilcox - foul #3 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG), Roy Olivier (SF), Bradley Avery (C) Robert Morgan, Jacob Jesse, Scott Stevens | |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-43 |
| 13:47 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:30 | Gardner-Webb | Earl Redding picks off the pass by Kenneth Jones | 42-43 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the easy layup | 42-43 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Shawn Kirch gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:08 | Butler | Vincent Wroten can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gordon Mitchell - foul #3 on Gordon Mitchell, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG) Curtis Wilcox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), William Vidal (PF) Robert Gorman, Kenneth Jones | |
| 13:08 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:08 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:08 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:47 | Gardner-Webb | William Michael blocks the short jumper by Roy Olivier | 43-43 |
| 12:46 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr gets the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:25 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr connects on the jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Vincent Wroten | 46-45 |
| 11:46 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery is whistled for a carry | 46-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Bernard Blose (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, Earl Redding, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan (SG), Jacob Jesse (SF), Scott Stevens (C) Gordon Mitchell, Roy Olivier, Bradley Avery | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Blose (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Butler | Ronald Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 11:25 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Steven Carr, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Bernard Blose scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 52-45 |
| 10:55 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Scott blocks the short jumper by Jacob Jesse | 52-45 |
| 10:54 | Butler | Bernard Blose pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Nathan Heard makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Curtis Wilcox | 55-45 |
| 10:21 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 55-45 |
| 10:20 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Stevens | 55-45 |
| 10:00 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG) Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Kenneth Jones (PF) Steven Carr, William Vidal | |
| 09:40 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 09:39 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:24 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 09:22 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Jones | 55-45 |
| 09:05 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Scott is called for the reach on Robert Gorman - foul #1 on Christopher Scott, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG), Roy Olivier (SF), Bradley Avery (C) Robert Morgan, Jacob Jesse, Scott Stevens | |
| 08:58 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Gorman and he's hacked by William Michael - foul #2 on William Michael, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| 08:58 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Richard Courtois is hacked by Bradley Avery - foul #2 on Bradley Avery, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Gordon Mitchell steals it from Earl Redding | 55-48 |
| 08:10 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Kirch | 55-48 |
| 08:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Michael | 55-48 |
| 07:52 | Butler | Earl Redding scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Vincent Wroten | 57-48 |
| 07:27 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery double dribbles | 57-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), Robert Morgan (SG), Jacob Jesse (SF), Scott Stevens (C) Robert Gorman, Gordon Mitchell, Roy Olivier, Kenneth Jones | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Earl Redding (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Jesse (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Avery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 57-48 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox tips it but misses | 57-48 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Earl Redding hits the follow up shot | 59-48 |
| 06:57 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 06:55 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Stevens snags the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 06:42 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr banks in the layup set up by Scott Stevens | 59-50 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Ronald Smith comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Morgan - foul #1 on Robert Morgan, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (SG) Earl Redding | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal (PF) Bradley Avery | |
| 06:26 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse drills a jumper in the lane | 61-52 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Robert Morgan is called for the reach on Curtis Wilcox - foul #2 on Robert Morgan, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG) Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier (C) Scott Stevens | |
| 06:04 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 06:04 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 05:44 | Gardner-Webb | Jacob Jesse scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Steven Carr | 62-54 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Christopher Scott connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 64-54 |
| 05:23 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 05:01 | Butler | The jump hook by Nathan Heard is blocked by Roy Olivier | 64-54 |
| 04:59 | Gardner-Webb | William Vidal gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:42 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan is hacked by Vincent Wroten - foul #1 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Gorman (PG), Gordon Mitchell (SG), Kenneth Jones (PF), Scott Stevens (C) Steven Carr, Robert Morgan, Jacob Jesse, William Vidal | |
| 04:29 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roy Olivier and he's fouled by William Michael - foul #3 on William Michael, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG) Curtis Wilcox | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 04:29 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Jones makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:12 | Butler | Vincent Wroten drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Courtois | 66-57 |
| 03:49 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Earl Redding - foul #3 on Earl Redding, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (SG) Vincent Wroten | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:49 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 03:49 | Gardner-Webb | Roy Olivier misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Bernard Blose snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Shawn Kirch can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 66-57 |
| 03:19 | Butler | William Michael gets the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bernard Blose (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Michael (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Robert Gorman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Roy Olivier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Butler | William Michael hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Jones - foul #4 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Nathan Heard (SF), Christopher Scott (C) Richard Courtois, Bernard Blose, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan (SG), Jacob Jesse (SF), Bradley Avery (C) Gordon Mitchell, Roy Olivier, Scott Stevens | |
| 02:54 | Butler | William Michael misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:54 | Butler | William Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Ronald Smith (PF) Earl Redding, William Michael | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Carr (PG), William Vidal (PF) Robert Gorman, Kenneth Jones | |
| 01:58 | Butler | Vincent Wroten can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 01:57 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Vidal | 67-57 |
| 01:39 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Morgan misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-57 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Christopher Scott is whistled for traveling | 67-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Bernard Blose (SG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten, Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell (SG), Roy Olivier (SF) Robert Morgan, Jacob Jesse | |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Bradley Avery's pass is intercepted by Bernard Blose | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Butler | William Michael is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Carr - foul #3 on Steven Carr, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| 00:55 | Butler | William Michael makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:55 | Butler | William Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Gardner-Webb | Gordon Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Bernard Blose clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 69-57 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Bernard Blose snags the offensive board | 69-57 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Richard Courtois runs out the clock | 69-57 |