| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan inbounds the ball | 22-36 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews can't finish the layup | 22-36 |
| 19:33 | Butler | Donald Gray gets the rebound | 22-36 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses the easy layup but the foul's on Wayne Wright - foul #1 on Wayne Wright, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:11 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo snags the offensive board | 23-36 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Brett Shepherd is hacked by Frank Matthews - foul #2 on Frank Matthews, team foul #2 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG) Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:37 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo grabs the offensive board | 23-36 |
| 18:23 | Butler | The jump hook by Joey Welch is blocked by Frank Matthews | 23-36 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-39 |
| 17:51 | Butler | Brett Shepherd can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-39 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the board | 23-39 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dino Mazierski - foul #1 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, Andre Harper, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (SF) Robert Jordan | |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Wayne Wright - foul #2 on Wayne Wright, team foul #3 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF) Michael Pantoja | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG) Carl Spangler | |
| 17:05 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Donnie Nelson | 25-41 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Brett Shepherd is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 25-41 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews pulls down the rebound | 25-41 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 25-41 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver gets the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is whistled for a carry | 25-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG) Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), David Goforth (C) Richard Smith, Wayne Wright, Frank Matthews | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Butler | James Fowler is fouled on the floor by Carl Spangler - foul #2 on Carl Spangler, team foul #4 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG) Dino Mazierski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (PG) Donnie Nelson | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Brett Shepherd buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Douglas Ensminger | 27-41 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith travels in the backcourt | 27-41 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger lays it in set up by Brett Shepherd | 29-41 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler is called for a backcourt violation | 29-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Frank Matthews (C) Richard Smith, David Goforth | |
| 14:38 | Butler | James Fowler misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews lays it up and in and he's fouled by Brett Shepherd - foul #3 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Wayne Wright (PF) Carl Spangler, Steven Silver | |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the free throw | 29-44 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-44 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Joey Welch gets the offensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Michael Pantoja can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-44 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo grabs the offensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 13:23 | Butler | Andre Harper is hacked by Wayne Wright - foul #3 on Wayne Wright, team foul #5 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), Steven Silver (SF) Richard Smith, Robert Jordan | |
| 13:13 | Butler | The short jumper by Douglas Ensminger is denied by Steven Silver | 29-44 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Frank Matthews | 29-44 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the floater from the free throw line | 29-44 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Michael Pantoja grabs the board | 29-44 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Gray and he's fouled by Carl Spangler - foul #3 on Carl Spangler, team foul #6 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF) Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (PG) Donnie Nelson | |
| 12:49 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 12:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 31-44 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Donald Gray | 33-44 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-44 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Silver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Frank Matthews (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Butler | Donald Gray scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Fowler | 35-44 |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is fouled on the floor by Douglas Ensminger - foul #2 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (PF), David Goforth (C) Carl Spangler, Steven Silver, Wayne Wright, Frank Matthews | |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-44 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan hits the follow up shot | 35-46 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Andre Harper grabs the offensive board | 35-46 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Joey Welch misses the turnaround in the paint | 35-46 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith travels with the ball | 35-46 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:02 | Butler | James Fowler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-46 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | John Starr tips it back up and in | 35-48 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger's pass is intercepted by Donnie Nelson | 35-48 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson hits the finger roll | 35-50 |
| 09:07 | Butler | John Starr is called for the reach on Douglas Ensminger - foul #3 on John Starr, team foul #7 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SF) Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), Steven Silver (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Richard Smith, Robert Jordan, John Starr, David Goforth | |
| 09:07 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-50 |
| 08:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 36-50 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Larry Dean misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | James Fowler steals it from Wayne Wright | 36-50 |
| 08:14 | Butler | James Fowler lays it in | 38-50 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | James Fowler is called for the reach on Carl Spangler - foul #1 on James Fowler, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, Larry Dean, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Brett Shepherd steals it from Donnie Nelson | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andre Harper (fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joey Welch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Silver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Butler | Michael Pantoja clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver drills a jumper from the right block | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:10 | Butler | Brett Shepherd is denied on a dunk by Wayne Wright | 38-52 |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Michael Pantoja is called for the reach on Wayne Wright - foul #4 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (PG), Robert Jordan (SF) Donnie Nelson, Steven Silver | |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Carl Spangler | 38-55 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Michael Pantoja's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF) Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan (SG) Carl Spangler | |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-57 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Michael Pantoja comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-57 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews snags the defensive board | 38-57 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Brett Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| 05:11 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-57 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is fouled on the floor by Brett Shepherd - foul #4 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #6 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SF) Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Carl Spangler (SG), Steven Silver (PF), David Goforth (C) Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan, Wayne Wright, Frank Matthews | |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Jordan | 41-59 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Larry Dean misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-59 |
| 04:12 | Butler | Larry Dean can't tip it in | 41-59 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger tips it but misses | 41-59 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-59 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Gray (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Butler | Donald Gray misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 41-59 |
| 03:33 | Butler | James Fowler pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right block | 41-59 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Carl Spangler | 41-62 |
| 02:51 | Butler | James Fowler misses long on a shot from the baseline | 41-62 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Steven Silver | 41-62 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-62 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Larry Dean gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| 02:16 | Butler | James Fowler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SG), John Starr (PF) Donnie Nelson, Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan | |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Dino Mazierski takes the ball from Richard Smith | 41-62 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Andre Harper misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-62 |
| 01:32 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Joey Welch | 41-62 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Andre Harper misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #8 | 41-62 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan's dunk attempt is rejected by Gabriel Gallo | 43-62 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | John Starr snags the offensive board | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the lay-in | 43-62 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | John Starr tips it in | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Andre Harper scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry Dean | 45-64 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith runs out the clock | 45-64 |