| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Manuel Prater (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis May (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Bolander (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Bax (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Brett Shepherd inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Dino Mazierski is fouled on the floor by Manuel Prater - foul #1 on Manuel Prater, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF) Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:28 | Butler | Donald Gray is whistled for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer (C) Michael Bax | |
| 19:19 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Donald Gray gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Curtis May pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | Donald Gray steals the ball from Curtis May | 35-32 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Dino Mazierski is called for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bax (PF) Justin Colyer | |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | Curtis May hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Larry Dean misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | Curtis May loses the ball out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Keith Liu (SG), Frank Blake (PF), Justin Colyer (C) Curtis May, Michael Bax, Martin Palmer | |
| 17:31 | Butler | Michael Pantoja is fouled on the floor by Manuel Prater - foul #2 on Manuel Prater, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), Michael Bax (PF) Keith Liu, Frank Blake | |
| 17:26 | Butler | Michael Pantoja throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Curtis May scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Bolander and the foul's on James Fowler - foul #2 on James Fowler, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG) Michael Pantoja | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Blake (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Michael Bax, Justin Colyer | |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Manuel Prater is called for the reach on Dino Mazierski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Prater, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG) Dino Mazierski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Keith Liu (SG), Michael Bax (PF) Manuel Prater, Frank Blake | |
| 16:43 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Bolander - foul #1 on Michael Bolander, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Blake (PF) Michael Bax | |
| 16:43 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 16:16 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Fowler | 36-37 |
| 16:12 | Butler | James Fowler can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 36-37 |
| 15:58 | Butler | James Fowler grabs the board | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joey Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curtis May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Liu (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bolander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Blake (fresh) C - Martin Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Butler | James Fowler travels with the ball | 36-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Donald Gray, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (PG), Michael Bax (PF), Justin Colyer (C) Curtis May, Frank Blake, Martin Palmer | |
| 15:27 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Bolander | 36-40 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Joey Welch misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 36-40 |
| 14:57 | Butler | Joey Welch tips it in | 38-40 |
| 14:29 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander is whistled for a carry | 38-40 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Blake (SF), Martin Palmer (C) Michael Bolander, Justin Colyer | |
| 14:19 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 13:58 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu scores on a 3 from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Brett Shepherd is hacked by Frank Blake - foul #2 on Frank Blake, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander (SF), Justin Colyer (C) Frank Blake, Martin Palmer | |
| 13:29 | Butler | Michael Bax steals it from Douglas Ensminger | 40-43 |
| 13:06 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu dunks the ball | 40-45 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Keith Liu - foul #4 on Keith Liu, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), Frank Blake (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Keith Liu, Michael Bax, Justin Colyer | |
| 12:48 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Brett Shepherd - foul #3 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bax (PF) Frank Blake | |
| 12:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo's floater is tipped away by Martin Palmer | 42-47 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Andre Harper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andre Harper (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Dean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joey Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Manuel Prater (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis May (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bolander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Bax (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 11:33 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Larry Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:59 | Butler | Larry Dean comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Joey Welch misses the tip | 42-47 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax misses the jumper from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Michael Pantoja hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Dean | 45-47 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Curtis May and he's hacked by Gabriel Gallo - foul #3 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Blake (SF), Justin Colyer (C) Michael Bolander, Martin Palmer | |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Michael Pantoja is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | James Fowler takes the ball from Justin Colyer | 45-50 |
| 09:50 | Butler | James Fowler lays it up and in | 47-50 |
| 09:41 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Justin Colyer | 47-53 |
| 09:22 | Butler | James Fowler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 09:21 | Notre Dame | Frank Blake grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses short on a shot from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax misses the tip | 47-53 |
| 09:00 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer grabs the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Gray - foul #1 on Donald Gray, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander (SF), Martin Palmer (C) Curtis May, Michael Bax | |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Martin Palmer - foul #2 on Martin Palmer, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Keith Liu (SG) Frank Blake | |
| 08:25 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 48-55 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger can't connect on a floater from the left side | 48-55 |
| 07:42 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Manuel Prater (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Liu (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Michael Bolander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Martin Palmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Colyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Douglas Ensminger blocks the short jumper by Justin Colyer | 48-55 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Michael Pantoja grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 07:07 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is denied on a layup by Martin Palmer | 48-55 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Brett Shepherd gets the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-55 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | James Fowler picks off the pass by Michael Bolander | 48-55 |
| 06:40 | Butler | James Fowler throws it down | 50-55 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Brett Shepherd knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Fowler | 53-55 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Martin Palmer | 53-58 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Justin Colyer - foul #1 on Justin Colyer, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (PG), Frank Blake (SF), Michael Bax (PF) Manuel Prater, Michael Bolander, Martin Palmer | |
| 05:26 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax can't finish the layup | 54-58 |
| 05:12 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Joey Welch misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Justin Colyer - foul #2 on Justin Colyer, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer (C) Justin Colyer | |
| 04:56 | Butler | Joey Welch makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Joey Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-60 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Brett Shepherd clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Frank Blake - foul #3 on Frank Blake, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Donald Gray (C) James Fowler, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (PG), Justin Colyer (C) Curtis May, Martin Palmer | |
| 04:33 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer dunks the ball on a great pass from Keith Liu | 58-62 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-62 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Brett Shepherd grabs the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Brett Shepherd | 60-62 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Michael Bax is denied by Gabriel Gallo | 60-62 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater gets the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andre Harper (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Gray (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Manuel Prater (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Liu (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Frank Blake (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Bax (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Justin Colyer (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax hits the follow up shot | 60-64 |
| 03:20 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Joey Welch (C) Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd, Gabriel Gallo, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (PG), Michael Bolander (SF), Martin Palmer (C) Manuel Prater, Frank Blake, Justin Colyer | |
| 02:56 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger buries a driving attempt from close range | 62-64 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is denied on a layup by Michael Bax | 62-67 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | Joey Welch steals the ball from Keith Liu | 62-67 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Michael Pantoja is whistled for a carry | 62-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF), Donald Gray (C) Larry Dean, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater (PG) Keith Liu | |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-69 |
| 01:09 | Butler | James Fowler clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Michael Bax - foul #1 on Michael Bax, team foul #11 | 62-69 |
| 01:09 | Butler | James Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:09 | Butler | James Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:09 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 3rd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Pantoja - foul #4 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #5 | 63-69 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Butler | Brett Shepherd clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Pantoja - foul #5 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #6 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG) Michael Pantoja | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Douglas Ensminger is called for the reach on Michael Bax - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #7 | 63-71 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:24 | Butler | James Fowler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater runs out the clock | 63-73 |