| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Guidry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox blows the layup but he's fouled by Russell Robbins - foul #2 on Russell Robbins, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Clay Moore can't finish the layup | 41-33 |
| 19:29 | Cleveland State | William Cannon snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 19:15 | Cleveland State | William Cannon is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-33 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Russell Robbins can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 18:54 | Butler | George Wilson misses the tip | 41-33 |
| 18:52 | Butler | George Wilson misses the tip | 41-33 |
| 18:50 | Butler | John Araujo tips it in | 43-33 |
| 18:30 | Cleveland State | William Cannon misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 43-33 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Russell Robbins gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 18:22 | Butler | John Araujo comes up short on the runner in the lane | 43-33 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 18:03 | Butler | George Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 18:01 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 17:52 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith blows the layup | 43-33 |
| 17:51 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the jump hook in the paint | 43-33 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Bernard Dicken tips it back up and in | 45-33 |
| 17:34 | Cleveland State | George Wilson swats the layup by Brandon Maio | 45-33 |
| 17:32 | Butler | John Araujo gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Clay Moore comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 17:08 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Tommy Lenox | 45-33 |
| 16:53 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jack Guidry | 45-35 |
| 16:38 | Butler | Bernard Dicken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (PF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (PG), Marty Walter (SG), Gene Palmer (SF), Ralph Borchers (PF), Jeremy Kent (C) Joseph Smith, Jack Guidry, Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox, William Cannon | |
| 16:24 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 16:22 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Kent tips it home | 45-37 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Edward Womack buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 15:59 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 47-37 |
| 15:57 | Butler | Hung Tang pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shane Spero (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Marty Walter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gene Palmer (fresh) PF - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeremy Kent (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Butler | Edward Womack misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Gene Palmer - foul #1 on Gene Palmer, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF) Gene Palmer | |
| 15:42 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 15:42 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 15:31 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers tips it but misses | 49-37 |
| 15:29 | Butler | Edward Womack snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 15:17 | Butler | Thomas Lyons comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 49-39 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Edward Womack banks in the layup on a nice dish by Herbert Hudson | 51-39 |
| 14:22 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers's floater is knocked away by Hung Tang | 51-39 |
| 14:20 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio grabs the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses the lay-in | 51-39 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Edward Womack grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Thomas Lyons drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Herbert Hudson | 53-39 |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Shane Spero | 53-41 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Thomas Lyons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Hung Tang tips it home | 55-41 |
| 12:42 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers misses the shot from just outside the lane | 55-41 |
| 12:40 | Butler | Hung Tang snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Herbert Hudson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-41 |
| 12:19 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers misses the fadeaway in the paint | 55-41 |
| 12:11 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers tips it home | 55-43 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Edward Womack's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Kent | 55-43 |
| 11:55 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Womack (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Hung Tang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shane Spero (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marty Walter (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Brandon Maio (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ralph Borchers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 11:40 | Butler | Edward Womack gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 11:32 | Butler | Thomas Lyons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 11:31 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 11:15 | Cleveland State | Edward Womack swats the shot by Jeremy Kent | 55-43 |
| 11:13 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero snags the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 10:58 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers is called for 5 seconds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), John Araujo (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Herbert Hudson, Ronnie Krone, Edward Womack, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Jack Guidry (SG), Gene Palmer (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF), William Cannon (C) Shane Spero, Marty Walter, Brandon Maio, Ralph Borchers, Jeremy Kent | |
| 10:37 | Butler | Tommy Lenox is called for the reach on John Araujo - foul #2 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #2 | 55-43 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is fouled on the floor by Tommy Lenox - foul #3 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| 10:11 | Butler | John Araujo misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by William Cannon - foul #2 on William Cannon, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| 10:11 | Butler | John Araujo makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 10:11 | Butler | John Araujo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 10:00 | Cleveland State | William Cannon loses the dribble to Russell Robbins | 57-43 |
| 09:42 | Butler | John Araujo connects on the fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by William Cannon - foul #3 on William Cannon, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| 09:42 | Butler | John Araujo makes the free throw | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:20 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 60-45 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Gene Palmer is called for the reach on John Araujo - foul #2 on Gene Palmer, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF) Gene Palmer | |
| 08:58 | Butler | Bernard Dicken connects on the jumper from close range | 62-45 |
| 08:51 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 08:50 | Butler | George Wilson snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 08:30 | Butler | George Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-45 |
| 08:28 | Butler | John Araujo grabs the offensive board | 62-45 |
| 08:05 | Butler | George Wilson clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by William Cannon - foul #4 on William Cannon, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Herbert Hudson (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF) Clay Moore, John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Barber (PG), Gene Palmer (PF), Ralph Borchers (C) Joseph Smith, Tommy Lenox, William Cannon | |
| 08:05 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 08:05 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jack Guidry | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) SF - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) C - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Carl Barber (fresh) SG - Jack Guidry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gene Palmer (fresh) C - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Butler | Thomas Lyons buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Hudson | 67-47 |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers hits the finger roll | 67-49 |
| 06:59 | Butler | George Wilson misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ralph Borchers - foul #2 on Ralph Borchers, team foul #8 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SG), Russell Robbins (PF) Goran Kamienski, Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (PG), Tommy Lenox (PF) Carl Barber, Jack Guidry | |
| 06:59 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 06:59 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer is hacked by Herbert Hudson - foul #1 on Herbert Hudson, team foul #2 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Dicken (SF), Hung Tang (C) Herbert Hudson, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Barber (PG) Brandon Maio | |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 69-49 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Thomas Lyons grabs the board | 69-49 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 69-49 |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox grabs the defensive rebound | 69-49 |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bernard Dicken - foul #1 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #3 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG) Thomas Lyons | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Brandon Maio (SF), William Cannon (C) Carl Barber, Shane Spero, Ralph Borchers | |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gene Palmer - foul #3 on Gene Palmer, team foul #9 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (SG) Gene Palmer | |
| 05:41 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 05:30 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 70-51 |
| 05:28 | Butler | The rebound goes to Russell Robbins | 70-51 |
| 05:09 | Butler | William Cannon steps in front of the John Araujo pass | 70-51 |
| 04:54 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox blows the layup | 70-51 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Hung Tang gets the rebound | 70-51 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Bernard Dicken travels with the ball | 70-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (PF), George Wilson (C) John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry (SG), Ralph Borchers (PF) Shane Spero, Tommy Lenox | |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Joseph Smith | 70-53 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Herbert Hudson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-53 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Brandon Maio | 70-53 |
| 03:59 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Butler | Joseph Smith picks off the pass by Edward Womack | 70-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Womack (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Guidry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brandon Maio (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio clanks a floater from close range | 70-55 |
| 03:33 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 03:16 | Butler | George Wilson loses the dribble to Joseph Smith | 70-55 |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 70-55 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Clay Moore snags the defensive board | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-55 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Herbert Hudson hits the follow up shot | 72-55 |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ralph Borchers | 72-58 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Ronnie Krone hits a floater near the basket | 74-58 |
| 01:58 | Cleveland State | William Cannon scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Smith | 74-61 |
| 01:35 | Butler | Edward Womack lays it in | 76-61 |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry is hacked by George Wilson - foul #3 on George Wilson, team foul #4 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (PG), Marty Walter (SG), Gene Palmer (SF), Jeremy Kent (C) Joseph Smith, Jack Guidry, Brandon Maio, William Cannon | |
| 01:08 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-61 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Borchers | 76-61 |
| 00:59 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Marty Walter | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Butler | Ronnie Krone is hacked by Gene Palmer - foul #4 on Gene Palmer, team foul #10 | 76-63 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Ronnie Krone makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Ronnie Krone misses the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Herbert Hudson snags the offensive board | 77-63 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Herbert Hudson buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Lyons and he's hacked by Jeremy Kent - foul #1 on Jeremy Kent, team foul #11 | 79-63 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Herbert Hudson makes the free throw | 80-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Ronnie Krone steps in front of the Marty Walter pass | 80-63 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons runs out the clock | 80-63 |