| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Steven Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Richards (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clifford Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrel Payne (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Sheets (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn inbounds the ball | 15-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Maryland | Joe Richards misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #1 | 15-35 |
| 19:48 | Maryland | Joe Richards misses the 1st free throw | 15-35 |
| 19:48 | Maryland | Joe Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 15-35 |
| 19:48 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Sheets | 15-35 |
| 19:28 | Maryland | Curtis Wilcox is called for the reach on Steven Graham - foul #3 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #2 | 15-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG) Curtis Wilcox | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 19:10 | Maryland | Nathan Heard is called for the reach on Clifford Vaughn - foul #3 on Nathan Heard, team foul #3 | 15-35 |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (SF) Nathan Heard | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 19:05 | Maryland | Brian Sheets misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 15-35 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Vincent Wroten pulls down the rebound | 15-35 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Steven Graham steps in front of the Ronald Smith pass | 15-35 |
| 18:46 | Maryland | Joe Richards hits the finger roll set up by Steven Graham | 15-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:32 | Butler | Clifford Vaughn takes the ball from Vincent Wroten | 15-37 |
| 18:28 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn banks in the layup | 15-39 |
| 18:18 | Butler | William Michael knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Earl Redding | 17-39 |
| 17:56 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrel Payne | 17-41 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Vincent Wroten clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-41 |
| 17:42 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn snags the defensive board | 17-41 |
| 17:27 | Maryland | Joe Richards lays it up and in on a great pass from Clifford Vaughn | 17-43 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Ronald Smith buries a floater in the lane and the foul's on Darrel Payne - foul #2 on Darrel Payne, team foul #1 | 19-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG) Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (PG), Steven Gray (SG), Denver Able (C) Steven Graham, Joe Richards, Darrel Payne | |
| 17:05 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the free throw | 20-43 |
| 16:41 | Maryland | Vincent Wroten steals the ball from Steven Gray | 20-43 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Steven Gray is called for the reach on Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Steven Gray, team foul #2 | 20-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Shawn Kirch (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Vincent Wroten, Earl Redding, Ronald Smith, William Michael | |
| Subs | Maryland | Darrel Payne (PF) Brian Sheets | |
| 16:03 | Butler | Bernard Blose makes the 3 from the left corner | 23-43 |
| 15:46 | Maryland | Denver Able buries a floater from the left block set up by Steven Gray | 23-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) SG - Bernard Blose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) PF - Shawn Kirch (fresh) C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Tatham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Gray (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Clifford Vaughn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrel Payne (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Denver Able (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Shawn Kirch drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-45 |
| 15:18 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-45 |
| 15:17 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn grabs the offensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 14:59 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Richard Courtois, Bernard Blose, Steven Flannery, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Graham (PG), Joe Richards (SF), Brian Sheets (PF) Robert Tatham, Clifford Vaughn, Darrel Payne | |
| 14:42 | Butler | Denver Able denies the turnaround by Curtis Wilcox | 26-45 |
| 14:41 | Maryland | Brian Sheets gets the rebound | 26-45 |
| 14:25 | Maryland | Steven Gray scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Joe Richards and he's fouled by Vincent Wroten - foul #1 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #4 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Maryland | Darrel Payne (PF) Denver Able | |
| 14:25 | Maryland | Steven Gray misses the free throw | 26-47 |
| 14:25 | Butler | William Michael gets the rebound | 26-47 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Vincent Wroten can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 26-47 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Vincent Wroten gets the offensive rebound | 26-47 |
| 13:49 | Butler | The jump hook by Ronald Smith is blocked by Brian Sheets | 26-47 |
| 13:48 | Maryland | Steven Graham snags the defensive board | 26-47 |
| 13:38 | Maryland | William Michael takes the ball from Joe Richards | 26-47 |
| 13:24 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 13:04 | Maryland | Brian Sheets connects on the floater from the left block and he's hacked by William Michael - foul #2 on William Michael, team foul #5 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Scott (C) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (PG), Denver Able (C) Steven Gray, Darrel Payne | |
| 13:04 | Maryland | Brian Sheets misses the free throw | 29-49 |
| 13:04 | Butler | William Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 29-49 |
| 12:48 | Maryland | Denver Able pulls down the rebound | 29-49 |
| 12:39 | Maryland | Denver Able hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Scott - foul #1 on Christopher Scott, team foul #6 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn (SF), Darrel Payne (PF) Steven Graham, Brian Sheets | |
| 12:39 | Maryland | Denver Able makes the 1st free throw | 29-50 |
| 12:39 | Maryland | Denver Able makes the 2nd free throw | 29-51 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Joe Richards takes the ball from William Michael | 29-51 |
| 12:17 | Maryland | Robert Tatham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Richards | 29-53 |
| 11:55 | Butler | William Michael misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Denver Able - foul #1 on Denver Able, team foul #3 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SG), Ronald Smith (PF) Vincent Wroten, Nathan Heard | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Gray (SG) Joe Richards | |
| 11:55 | Butler | William Michael misses the 1st free throw | 29-53 |
| 11:55 | Butler | William Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 29-53 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Ronald Smith gets the offensive rebound | 29-53 |
| 11:46 | Butler | Earl Redding scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Earl Redding (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Tatham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clifford Vaughn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrel Payne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Denver Able (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Maryland | Steven Gray misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-53 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Earl Redding pulls down the rebound | 32-53 |
| 11:14 | Butler | William Michael comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-53 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Earl Redding grabs the offensive board | 32-53 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-53 |
| 11:03 | Maryland | Steven Gray grabs the board | 32-53 |
| 10:59 | Maryland | Steven Gray clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-53 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Ronald Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Michael | 35-53 |
| 10:19 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Tatham and he's fouled by Curtis Wilcox - foul #4 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #7 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Bernard Blose (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, William Michael, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Graham (PG), Joe Richards (SG), Brian Sheets (C) Robert Tatham, Steven Gray, Denver Able | |
| 10:19 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn misses the free throw | 35-55 |
| 10:19 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the board | 35-55 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Nathan Heard is fouled on the floor by Clifford Vaughn - foul #3 on Clifford Vaughn, team foul #4 | 35-55 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Shawn Kirch is fouled on the floor by Brian Sheets - foul #2 on Brian Sheets, team foul #5 | 35-55 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-55 |
| 09:45 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Steven Graham | 35-55 |
| 09:16 | Maryland | Steven Graham is whistled for a carry | 35-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Earl Redding, Bernard Blose, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (PG), Steven Gray (SG) Clifford Vaughn, Darrel Payne | |
| 08:58 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses short on a shot from the left wing | 35-55 |
| 08:57 | Maryland | Joe Richards gets the rebound | 35-55 |
| 08:37 | Maryland | Brian Sheets knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Tatham | 35-57 |
| 08:26 | Butler | Richard Courtois buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-57 |
| 08:09 | Maryland | Steven Graham scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Tatham | 37-59 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Christopher Scott drills a driving attempt near the basket | 39-59 |
| 07:36 | Maryland | Vincent Wroten is called for the reach on Steven Gray - foul #2 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #8 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Earl Redding (SF), Bernard Blose (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Richard Courtois, Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn (SF), Denver Able (C) Joe Richards, Steven Graham | |
| 07:36 | Maryland | Steven Gray makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 07:36 | Maryland | Steven Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 07:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Shawn Kirch | 39-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernard Blose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Tatham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clifford Vaughn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Denver Able (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Butler | Robert Tatham steals the ball from Earl Redding | 39-60 |
| 07:15 | Maryland | Curtis Wilcox is called for the reach on Robert Tatham - foul #5 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #9 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Christopher Scott (C) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten | |
| Subs | Maryland | Darrel Payne (PF) Brian Sheets | |
| 07:15 | Maryland | Robert Tatham makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 07:15 | Maryland | Robert Tatham makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 06:57 | Butler | Steven Gray is called for the reach on Bernard Blose - foul #2 on Steven Gray, team foul #6 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (PF) Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Graham (PG), Joe Richards (SG) Robert Tatham, Steven Gray | |
| 06:46 | Butler | Joe Richards picks off the pass by Bernard Blose | 39-62 |
| 06:28 | Maryland | Joe Richards buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Graham | 39-64 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Richard Courtois's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Shawn Kirch (C) Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 06:09 | Maryland | Darrel Payne can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Earl Redding - foul #2 on Earl Redding, team foul #10 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Gray (SG), Brian Sheets (C) Joe Richards, Clifford Vaughn | |
| 06:09 | Maryland | Darrel Payne misses the 1st free throw | 39-64 |
| 06:09 | Maryland | Darrel Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 39-65 |
| 05:54 | Butler | William Michael can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Denver Able - foul #2 on Denver Able, team foul #7 | 39-65 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joe Richards (SF) Darrel Payne | |
| 05:54 | Butler | William Michael makes the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 05:54 | Butler | William Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 05:39 | Maryland | Steven Graham misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-65 |
| 05:37 | Butler | William Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 41-65 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Shawn Kirch's fadeaway is rejected by Denver Able | 41-65 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Bernard Blose misses the tip | 41-65 |
| 05:23 | Maryland | Joe Richards gets the rebound | 41-65 |
| 05:15 | Maryland | Joe Richards is fouled on the floor by Earl Redding - foul #3 on Earl Redding, team foul #11 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (SG), Steven Flannery (SF) Earl Redding, William Michael | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (PG) Steven Graham | |
| 05:15 | Maryland | Joe Richards makes the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 05:15 | Maryland | Joe Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-67 |
| 04:52 | Maryland | Brian Sheets snags the defensive board | 41-67 |
| 04:48 | Maryland | Robert Tatham drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Denver Able | 41-69 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Bernard Blose clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-69 |
| 04:33 | Maryland | Robert Tatham snags the defensive board | 41-69 |
| 04:06 | Maryland | Brian Sheets buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Denver Able | 41-71 |
| 03:56 | Butler | Steven Flannery misses the easy layup | 41-71 |
| 03:55 | Maryland | Steven Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 41-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Maryland | Denver Able misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-71 |
| 03:33 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the board | 41-71 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) PF - Bernard Blose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Tatham (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Richards (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Sheets (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Denver Able (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Joe Richards - foul #2 on Joe Richards, team foul #8 | 41-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SG), William Michael (PF) Richard Courtois, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn (SF), Darrel Payne (PF) Steven Gray, Denver Able | |
| 03:26 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 42-71 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough makes the 2nd free throw | 43-71 |
| 03:03 | Maryland | Robert Tatham blows the layup | 43-71 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Steven Flannery snags the defensive board | 43-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:56 | Butler | Earl Redding misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-71 |
| 02:55 | Maryland | Darrel Payne gets the rebound | 43-71 |
| 02:38 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-71 |
| 02:37 | Maryland | Darrel Payne hits the follow up shot | 43-73 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Earl Redding drills a floater from the left wing | 45-73 |
| 02:08 | Maryland | Brian Sheets can't throw it down but the foul's on William Michael - foul #3 on William Michael, team foul #12 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Bernard Blose (SG) Antonio Scarborough, Steven Flannery | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steven Graham (PG), Steven Gray (SG) Robert Tatham, Joe Richards | |
| 02:08 | Maryland | Brian Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 02:08 | Maryland | Brian Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 45-75 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Darrel Payne blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Earl Redding | 45-75 |
| 01:47 | Maryland | Brian Sheets gets the rebound | 45-75 |
| 01:35 | Maryland | Steven Gray is hacked by Bernard Blose - foul #1 on Bernard Blose, team foul #13 | 45-75 |
| 01:35 | Maryland | Steven Gray misses the 1st free throw | 45-75 |
| 01:35 | Maryland | Steven Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 45-76 |
| 01:26 | Butler | Brian Sheets blocks the short jumper by Shawn Kirch | 45-76 |
| 01:24 | Butler | William Michael snags the offensive board | 45-76 |
| 01:15 | Butler | Clifford Vaughn is called for the reach on Earl Redding - foul #4 on Clifford Vaughn, team foul #9 | 45-76 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joe Richards (SG) Steven Gray | |
| 01:15 | Butler | Earl Redding misses the 1st free throw | 45-76 |
| 01:15 | Maryland | Darrel Payne snags the defensive board | 45-76 |
| 00:53 | Maryland | Joe Richards misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-76 |
| 00:51 | Butler | William Michael grabs the board | 45-76 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Butler | Darrel Payne swats the shot by Shawn Kirch | 45-76 |
| 00:45 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 45-76 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Maryland | Darrel Payne is whistled for a carry | 45-76 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Clifford Vaughn blocks the short jumper by William Michael | 45-76 |
| 00:14 | Maryland | Clifford Vaughn grabs the board | 45-76 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Steven Graham runs out the clock | 45-76 |