| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Joel Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Homan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sebastian Hugley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Dement (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Sebastian Hugley inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Morehead State | Sebastian Hugley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-33 |
| 19:43 | Morehead State | Walter Dement misses the tip | 26-33 |
| 19:42 | Butler | The rebound goes to Vincent Wroten | 26-33 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Joel Crawford is called for the reach on Curtis Wilcox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Crawford, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 19:26 | Butler | Christopher Scott blows the dunk | 26-33 |
| 19:24 | Morehead State | Walter Dement grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 19:05 | Morehead State | Charles Henderson buries a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:05 | Morehead State | Charles Henderson makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Vincent Wroten can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 18:43 | Morehead State | Joel Crawford snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 18:28 | Morehead State | Charles Henderson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 29-33 |
| 18:26 | Morehead State | Walter Dement hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Ronald Smith loses the dribble to Joel Crawford | 31-33 |
| 17:41 | Morehead State | Joel Crawford is fouled on the floor by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Bunker (PG), Peter Pate (SG), Robert Wilson (SF), Philip Beck (PF), David Evans (C) Joel Crawford, Brent Homan, Sebastian Hugley, Charles Henderson, Walter Dement | |
| 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 | |
| 17:28 | Morehead State | Philip Beck loses the dribble to Bernard Blose | 31-33 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Bernard Blose misses long on an open floater in the paint | 31-33 |
| 17:01 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Craig Bunker | 31-33 |
| 16:46 | Morehead State | Philip Beck is hacked by Richard Courtois - foul #1 on Richard Courtois, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| 16:41 | Morehead State | Peter Pate connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Craig Bunker | 33-33 |
| 16:30 | Butler | Earl Redding clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 16:29 | Morehead State | Philip Beck pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:14 | Morehead State | Robert Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 16:12 | Butler | Shawn Kirch snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 16:04 | Butler | William Michael knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Earl Redding | 33-35 |
| 15:46 | Morehead State | Philip Beck misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bernard Blose - foul #1 on Bernard Blose, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Morehead State | John Williams (PG), Brent Homan (SG), Sebastian Hugley (SF), Walter Dement (C) Craig Bunker, Peter Pate, Robert Wilson, David Evans | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Richard Courtois, Bernard Blose, Earl Redding, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 15:46 | Morehead State | Philip Beck makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:46 | Morehead State | Philip Beck misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Christopher Scott | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brent Homan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sebastian Hugley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Philip Beck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Dement (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Henderson (PF) Philip Beck | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:32 | Morehead State | Curtis Wilcox picks off the pass by Charles Henderson | 34-35 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox can't finish the layup | 34-35 |
| 15:25 | Morehead State | Walter Dement pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:08 | Morehead State | Nathan Heard picks off the pass by John Williams | 34-35 |
| 14:45 | Butler | Sebastian Hugley is called for the reach on Nathan Heard - foul #2 on Sebastian Hugley, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joel Crawford (PG) Brent Homan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:24 | Butler | John Williams steals the ball from Ronald Smith | 34-35 |
| 14:18 | Morehead State | Charles Henderson hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Joel Crawford | 36-35 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 14:02 | Morehead State | Sebastian Hugley snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 13:43 | Morehead State | Ronald Smith denies the turnaround by John Williams | 36-35 |
| 13:42 | Butler | The rebound goes to Nathan Heard | 36-35 |
| 13:16 | Butler | Ronald Smith is hacked by Charles Henderson - foul #1 on Charles Henderson, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Bunker (PG), Peter Pate (SG), Robert Wilson (SF), Philip Beck (PF), David Evans (C) Joel Crawford, John Williams, Sebastian Hugley, Charles Henderson, Walter Dement | |
| 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 | |
| 12:52 | Butler | Earl Redding comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 12:51 | Morehead State | Philip Beck gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 12:34 | Morehead State | Philip Beck misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Earl Redding grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Bernard Blose knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Redding | 36-37 |
| 11:58 | Morehead State | Peter Pate connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Peter Pate picks off the pass by Richard Courtois in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 11:37 | Morehead State | David Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 11:35 | Morehead State | Robert Wilson tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Craig Bunker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Pate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Beck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) SG - Bernard Blose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Earl Redding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Butler | Robert Wilson is called for the reach on Earl Redding in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Wilson, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joel Crawford (PG), Brent Homan (SG), Paul Wilson (SF), Charles Henderson (PF), Walter Dement (C) Craig Bunker, Peter Pate, Robert Wilson, Philip Beck, David Evans | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Richard Courtois, Bernard Blose, Earl Redding, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 11:24 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses the dunk but he's fouled by Charles Henderson - foul #2 on Charles Henderson, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| 11:24 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:24 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:12 | Morehead State | Steven Flannery is called for the reach on Joel Crawford - foul #1 on Steven Flannery, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| 10:53 | Morehead State | Brent Homan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Paul Wilson takes the ball from Vincent Wroten | 40-39 |
| 10:24 | Morehead State | Paul Wilson can't finish the layup | 40-39 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Steven Flannery misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 10:07 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Wroten | 40-39 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Vincent Wroten drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Scott | 40-42 |
| 09:35 | Morehead State | Brent Homan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Christopher Scott misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 09:16 | Morehead State | Joel Crawford gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:57 | Morehead State | Charles Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 08:55 | Morehead State | Paul Wilson can't tip it in | 40-42 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Christopher Scott gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Steven Flannery is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Flannery, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Bunker (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Sebastian Hugley (SF), David Evans (PF), Peter Pate (C) Joel Crawford, Brent Homan, Paul Wilson, Charles Henderson, Walter Dement | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Bernard Blose (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten, Steven Flannery, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| 08:39 | Morehead State | Sebastian Hugley comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Shawn Kirch - foul #2 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #7 | 40-42 |
| 08:39 | Morehead State | Sebastian Hugley makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 08:39 | Morehead State | Sebastian Hugley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 08:09 | Butler | William Michael snags the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Earl Redding misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-42 |
| 08:02 | Morehead State | Sebastian Hugley gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 07:44 | Morehead State | Peter Pate connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Craig Bunker | 45-42 |
| 07:24 | Butler | Earl Redding is hacked by Peter Pate - foul #3 on Peter Pate, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Morehead State | John Williams (SG), Philip Beck (PF), Walter Dement (C) Craig Bunker, David Evans, Peter Pate | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Christopher Scott (C) William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Sebastian Hugley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Philip Beck (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Dement (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) SG - Earl Redding (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Blose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Richard Courtois is blocked by Walter Dement | 45-42 |
| 07:05 | Morehead State | Sebastian Hugley pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 06:46 | Morehead State | Walter Dement hits a jumper from the left side | 47-42 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Christopher Scott is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Nathan Heard | 47-44 |
| 06:10 | Morehead State | Robert Wilson misses the easy layup | 47-44 |
| 06:09 | Morehead State | Philip Beck hits the follow up shot | 49-44 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Bernard Blose can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Nathan Heard can't tip it in | 49-44 |
| 05:53 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Philip Beck | 49-44 |
| 05:35 | Morehead State | Richard Courtois picks off the pass by John Williams | 49-44 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-44 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Bunker (PG), Brent Homan (SG), Peter Pate (SF), David Evans (C) Robert Wilson, John Williams, Sebastian Hugley, Walter Dement | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), William Michael (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Richard Courtois, Earl Redding, Nathan Heard, Bernard Blose, Christopher Scott | |
| 05:16 | Butler | Vincent Wroten clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brent Homan - foul #2 on Brent Homan, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Henderson (PF) Philip Beck | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:16 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:06 | Morehead State | David Evans's pass is intercepted by William Michael | 49-46 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Vincent Wroten knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 04:18 | Morehead State | Peter Pate clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on William Michael - foul #2 on William Michael, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Wilson (PG), Sebastian Hugley (SF) Craig Bunker, Brent Homan | |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF) Shawn Kirch | |
| 04:18 | Morehead State | Peter Pate makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:18 | Morehead State | Peter Pate misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Nathan Heard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Vincent Wroten | 50-51 |
| 03:41 | Morehead State | David Evans misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 03:39 | Morehead State | David Evans gets the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 03:25 | Morehead State | David Evans scores on a shot from the right block | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Peter Pate (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sebastian Hugley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Henderson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Michael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Sebastian Hugley - foul #3 on Sebastian Hugley, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Bunker (PG), Philip Beck (C) Peter Pate, David Evans | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Earl Redding (SF), Bernard Blose (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, William Michael | |
| 03:21 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:21 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:55 | Morehead State | Charles Henderson clanks a jump hook from the right block | 52-53 |
| 02:54 | Morehead State | Philip Beck tips it in | 54-53 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joel Crawford (PG), Brent Homan (SG), Walter Dement (C) Craig Bunker, Robert Wilson, Charles Henderson | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Richard Courtois, Earl Redding, Bernard Blose, Shawn Kirch | |
| 02:29 | Butler | Christopher Scott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Vincent Wroten gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brent Homan - foul #3 on Brent Homan, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Evans (C) Walter Dement | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:07 | Butler | Nathan Heard makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Nathan Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:50 | Morehead State | Sebastian Hugley scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brent Homan | 56-55 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Ronald Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Curtis Wilcox | 56-58 |
| 01:40 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Henderson (PF), Walter Dement (C) Philip Beck, David Evans | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:30 | Morehead State | Sebastian Hugley scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 01:28 | Butler | Charles Henderson picks off the pass by Nathan Heard in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 01:16 | Morehead State | Charles Henderson banks in the layup set up by Brent Homan and he's hacked by Curtis Wilcox - foul #1 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| 01:16 | Morehead State | Charles Henderson makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 61-61 |
| 00:38 | Morehead State | Sebastian Hugley connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Charles Henderson | 63-61 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the tip | 63-61 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Christopher Scott tips it back up and in | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | Walter Dement comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Nathan Heard - foul #1 on Nathan Heard, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | Walter Dement misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | Walter Dement makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 64-63 |