| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fresh) SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Llanas | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Paul Hyde comes up short on the runner from the right block | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Butler | Adam Binkley gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Paul Hyde buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Larocca and he's fouled by Jack Llanas - foul #1 on Jack Llanas, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-3 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski tips it back up and in | 3-5 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca travels with the ball | 3-5 |
| 18:20 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Llanas | 3-7 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca is fouled on the floor by Jack Llanas - foul #2 on Jack Llanas, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG) Jack Llanas | |
| 17:40 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca's pass is intercepted by Omer Kotarski | 3-7 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 3-7 |
| 17:31 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Thompson | 3-7 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Paul Hyde comes up short on the floater from close range | 3-7 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski drills a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Paul Hyde - foul #1 on Paul Hyde, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF) Jan Christensen, Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore | |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski makes the free throw | 3-10 |
| 16:17 | Butler | Paul Hyde jams it on a great pass from Jonathan Larocca | 5-10 |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fresh) SG - Jonathan Larocca (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) PF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) C - Omer Kotarski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Adam Thompson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 5-12 |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Horace Stewart, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Becker (C) Omer Kotarski | |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 15:24 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Becker - foul #1 on John Becker, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (PF) John Becker | |
| 15:09 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore pulls down the rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Horace Stewart picks off the pass by Jerry Moore | 6-14 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the easy layup | 6-14 |
| 14:52 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jerry Moore | 6-14 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-14 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Adam Binkley grabs the board | 6-14 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits a shot from just outside the lane | 8-14 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:43 | Butler | Paul Hyde loses the ball out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), John Becker (C) Stevan Zempel, Dikembe Sato, Dennis Breeden | |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen is hacked by Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Dennis Breeden (PF) Nathan Myers, Jerry Moore | |
| 13:16 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jan Christensen | 8-17 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-17 |
| 12:50 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Thompson | 8-17 |
| 12:38 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the floater from the free throw line | 8-17 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Paul Hyde tips it home | 10-17 |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Larocca takes the ball from Stevan Zempel | 10-17 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses long on a floater from close range | 10-17 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Adam Binkley grabs the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Hyde (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stevan Zempel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Breeden (fairly fresh) C - John Becker (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Jonathan Larocca | 12-17 |
| 11:27 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Jan Christensen out of a doubleteam | 12-19 |
| 11:07 | Butler | John Becker is called for the reach on Paul Hyde - foul #2 on John Becker, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Adam Thompson, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (PG), Nathan Myers (SF), Jerry Moore (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Scott Bostick, Dennis Breeden, John Becker | |
| 10:52 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Omer Kotarski - foul #1 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SG) Jan Christensen | |
| 10:52 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Scott Bostick | 13-21 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Bostick - foul #1 on Scott Bostick, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG) Dikembe Sato | |
| 10:22 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 10:09 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Moore | 14-24 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Jan Christensen is called for the reach on Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Jan Christensen, team foul #7 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Eddie Cuellar (C) Scott Bostick, Omer Kotarski | |
| 09:40 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Larocca - foul #1 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #4 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG) Jan Christensen | |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-24 |
| 09:12 | Butler | Adam Thompson gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:49 | Butler | Horace Stewart is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Horace Stewart, team foul #5 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Dikembe Sato, Nathan Myers, Eddie Cuellar | |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-24 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Horace Stewart pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Horace Stewart scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 08:14 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line set up by Jan Christensen out of the doubleteam | 18-26 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca is fouled on the floor by Jan Christensen - foul #2 on Jan Christensen, team foul #8 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hyde (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (PG), Dennis Breeden (PF) Stevan Zempel, Jan Christensen | |
| 07:57 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore grabs the board | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) SG - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerry Moore | 19-28 |
| 07:19 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-28 |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 07:05 | Central Michigan | Paul Hyde swats the shot by Jerry Moore | 19-28 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore blows the layup but the foul's on Jonathan Larocca - foul #2 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Nathan Myers (SF), Eddie Cuellar (C) Dikembe Sato, Dennis Breeden, Omer Kotarski | |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Adam Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Cuellar | 19-29 |
| 06:19 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Eddie Cuellar can't tip it in | 19-29 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Adam Binkley snags the defensive board | 19-29 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Eddie Cuellar is called for the reach on Paul Hyde - foul #1 on Eddie Cuellar, team foul #9 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Jonathan Larocca, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG) Scott Bostick | |
| 06:05 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Eddie Cuellar snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Moore | 20-29 |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Brandon Coppola grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Horace Stewart scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 22-29 |
| 04:59 | Central Michigan | Eddie Cuellar is hacked by Adam Binkley - foul #2 on Adam Binkley, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Adam Thompson (PF) Paul Hyde, Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SG), Dennis Breeden (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Dikembe Sato, Nathan Myers | |
| 04:59 | Central Michigan | Eddie Cuellar misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Adam Thompson gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-29 |
| 04:42 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Breeden | 22-29 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Eddie Cuellar | 22-31 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Adam Thompson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eddie Cuellar - foul #2 on Eddie Cuellar, team foul #10 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Nathan Myers (SF) Eddie Cuellar, Jerry Moore | |
| 04:05 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Omer Kotarski is denied by Paul Hyde | 23-31 |
| 03:52 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden can't tip it in | 23-31 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick grabs the offensive board | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. SG - Horace Stewart (tired) 12 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (tired) 4 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (tiring) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Scott Bostick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Myers (fresh) PF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stevan Zempel | 23-33 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the shot from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden is hacked by Horace Stewart - foul #3 on Horace Stewart, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Brandon Coppola (C) Adam Thompson, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Jan Christensen (SG), Jerry Moore (PF), John Becker (C) Stevan Zempel, Scott Bostick, Nathan Myers, Omer Kotarski | |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brandon Coppola | 25-33 |
| 02:34 | Butler | Stephen Jasper scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 27-33 |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Horace Stewart steals it from Jerry Moore | 27-33 |
| 01:56 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-33 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Stephen Jasper pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 01:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Binkley | 27-33 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Stephen Jasper, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Dennis Breeden, John Becker | |
| 00:38 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Hyde and he's fouled by Omer Kotarski - foul #2 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #11 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (PF) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SF), Stevan Zempel (PF) Nathan Myers, Jerry Moore | |
| 00:38 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Larocca | 30-33 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Paul Hyde drills a floater from the right block | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 32-33 |