| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) C - Todd Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Cilombo Diop (fresh) SG - Vernon McDuffie (fresh) SF - Nathan Ebersole (fresh) PF - Donald Juhl (fresh) C - Lloyd Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan Ebersole | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Gordon Scaife | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Lewter | 5-4 |
| 18:41 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole is hacked by Jeff Davis - foul #1 on Jeff Davis, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:31 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Jeff Davis snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Gordon Scaife buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeff Davis | 8-4 |
| 18:03 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole is whistled for a carry | 8-4 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Christopher Lewter drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Jeff Davis | 10-4 |
| 17:20 | Seton Hall | Donald Juhl is hacked by Christopher Lewter - foul #1 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Eckel (SG), Greg Gauthier (SF), Jeffrey West (PF), Clifford Hunter (C) Vernon McDuffie, Nathan Ebersole, Donald Juhl, Lloyd Bennett | |
| 17:06 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West loses the dribble to Larry Tarter | 10-4 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Gordon Scaife can't finish the layup | 10-4 |
| 17:02 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West grabs the defensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 16:55 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-4 |
| 16:54 | Butler | Christopher Lewter grabs the defensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 16:44 | Butler | Jeffrey West is called for the reach on Jeff Davis - foul #1 on Jeffrey West, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Branko Miecznikowski (PG) Cilombo Diop | |
| 16:32 | Butler | Larry Tarter clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Greg Gauthier - foul #1 on Greg Gauthier, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:32 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Jeffrey West | 11-4 |
| 16:17 | Seton Hall | Branko Miecznikowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 16:15 | Butler | James Eberly gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Rodney Fern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG) Larry Tarter | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett (C) Greg Gauthier | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) SG - James Pantoja (fresh) SF - Russell Clark (fresh) PF - James Eberly (fresh) C - Rodney Fern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Branko Miecznikowski (fresh) SG - Robert Eckel (fresh) SF - Jeffrey West (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifford Hunter (fresh) C - Lloyd Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Seton Hall | Robert Eckel hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jeffrey West | 11-6 |
| 15:27 | Butler | James Pantoja misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 15:26 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:03 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Rodney Fern gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:45 | Butler | Rodney Fern can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 14:44 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:22 | Seton Hall | Branko Miecznikowski double dribbles | 11-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Russell Clark, James Eberly, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop (PG), Vernon McDuffie (SG), Nathan Ebersole (SF), Donald Juhl (PF) Branko Miecznikowski, Robert Eckel, Jeffrey West, Clifford Hunter | |
| 14:08 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses long on a floater from the left side | 11-6 |
| 14:07 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:02 | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop misses long on a floater from the left block | 11-6 |
| 14:01 | Seton Hall | Donald Juhl gets the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:48 | Seton Hall | Todd Allen steals it from Donald Juhl | 11-6 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Larry Tarter can't finish the layup | 11-6 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Todd Allen hits the follow up shot | 13-6 |
| 13:23 | Seton Hall | Donald Juhl's pass is intercepted by Jeff Davis | 13-6 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Todd Allen is whistled for traveling | 13-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Eckel (C) Lloyd Bennett | |
| 12:42 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gordon Scaife - foul #1 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter (C) Robert Eckel | |
| 12:42 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:42 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:42 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Hunter | 13-7 |
| 12:24 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jeff Davis - foul #2 on Jeff Davis, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (C) Jeff Davis, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 12:24 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:24 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:24 | Butler | Christopher Lewter grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 12:06 | Butler | James Eberly tips it but misses | 13-8 |
| 12:05 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 11:44 | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Ebersole | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Clark (fresh) PF - Christopher Lewter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Eberly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Cilombo Diop (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Vernon McDuffie (fairly fresh) SF - Nathan Ebersole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Juhl (fairly fresh) C - Clifford Hunter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Butler | Russell Clark comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 11:30 | Butler | James Eberly pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:07 | Butler | Larry Tarter clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Cilombo Diop - foul #1 on Cilombo Diop, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), Todd Allen (C) Gordon Scaife, Christopher Lewter | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Branko Miecznikowski (PG), Robert Eckel (SG), Greg Gauthier (SF), Dale Lowrey (PF), Jeffrey West (C) Cilombo Diop, Vernon McDuffie, Nathan Ebersole, Donald Juhl, Clifford Hunter | |
| 11:07 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:07 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:50 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 10:49 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Larry Tarter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG) Larry Tarter | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett (C) Dale Lowrey | |
| 10:06 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 15-11 |
| 10:04 | Butler | James Pantoja snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Joseph Gantz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (PF) James Eberly | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop (PG) Branko Miecznikowski | |
| 09:52 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 09:36 | Butler | Todd Allen misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Greg Gauthier - foul #2 on Greg Gauthier, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF) James Pantoja, Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dale Lowrey (SF), Clifford Hunter (PF) Greg Gauthier, Jeffrey West | |
| 09:36 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:36 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:36 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 09:22 | Seton Hall | Todd Allen takes the ball from Cilombo Diop | 16-11 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Rodney Fern misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 16-11 |
| 08:55 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Robert Eckel | 16-11 |
| 08:48 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cilombo Diop and he's hacked by Thomas Hennigan - foul #1 on Thomas Hennigan, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF), James Eberly (C) Rodney Fern, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie (SG), Nathan Ebersole (SF), Donald Juhl (PF) Robert Eckel, Dale Lowrey, Clifford Hunter | |
| 08:48 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Christopher Lewter knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 08:33 | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop's floater is tipped away by Christopher Lewter | 19-14 |
| 08:32 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett can't tip it in | 19-14 |
| 08:30 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett snags the offensive board | 19-14 |
| 08:25 | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop double dribbles | 19-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Russell Clark (SF) Joseph Gantz, Thomas Hennigan | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 08:09 | Butler | Russell Clark lays it in on a great pass from Gordon Scaife and the foul's on Lloyd Bennett - foul #1 on Lloyd Bennett, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG) Gordon Scaife | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter (C) Lloyd Bennett | |
| 08:09 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the free throw | 22-14 |
| 07:53 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Russell Clark grabs the board | 22-14 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Clifford Hunter steps in front of the James Pantoja pass | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Eberly (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Cilombo Diop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon McDuffie (fresh) SF - Nathan Ebersole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Juhl (fresh) C - Clifford Hunter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Cilombo Diop | 22-16 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Vernon McDuffie is called for the reach on James Pantoja - foul #1 on Vernon McDuffie, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Rodney Fern (C) James Pantoja, James Eberly | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Branko Miecznikowski (PG), Robert Eckel (SG), Jeffrey West (SF), Dale Lowrey (PF) Cilombo Diop, Vernon McDuffie, Nathan Ebersole, Donald Juhl | |
| 06:39 | Butler | Russell Clark is hacked by Clifford Hunter - foul #1 on Clifford Hunter, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), Todd Allen (C) Larry Tarter, Christopher Lewter | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett (C) Clifford Hunter | |
| 06:39 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:39 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:23 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West misses the lay-in | 24-16 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Gordon Scaife grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Todd Allen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Todd Allen, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (SF) Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 05:43 | Seton Hall | Robert Eckel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG) Joseph Gantz | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie (SG) Robert Eckel | |
| 05:33 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-16 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Todd Allen tips it back up and in | 26-16 |
| 05:12 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett drills a runner from the right block set up by Vernon McDuffie and he's fouled by Larry Tarter - foul #1 on Larry Tarter, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), James Eberly (PF) Gordon Scaife, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop (PG), Nathan Ebersole (SF), Donald Juhl (PF) Branko Miecznikowski, Jeffrey West, Dale Lowrey | |
| 05:12 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett makes the free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Larry Tarter drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Hennigan | 28-19 |
| 04:49 | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Tarter - foul #2 on Larry Tarter, team foul #8 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG), Christopher Lewter (PF) Larry Tarter, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter (C) Lloyd Bennett | |
| 04:49 | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:49 | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:27 | Butler | Christopher Lewter banks in the layup and he's hacked by Cilombo Diop - foul #2 on Cilombo Diop, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (SF) Thomas Hennigan | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Branko Miecznikowski (PG), Robert Eckel (SG) Cilombo Diop, Vernon McDuffie | |
| 04:27 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the free throw | 31-21 |
| 04:06 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 04:04 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter tips it but misses | 31-21 |
| 04:03 | Seton Hall | Donald Juhl can't tip it in | 31-21 |
| 04:01 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole tips it back up and in | 31-23 |
| 03:57 | Butler | James Pantoja hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Clark | 33-23 |
| 03:44 | Seton Hall | James Eberly blocks the short jumper by Donald Juhl | 33-23 |
| 03:42 | Butler | The rebound goes to Christopher Lewter | 33-23 |
| 03:20 | Butler | Russell Clark knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Lewter | 36-23 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) SG - James Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Eberly (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Branko Miecznikowski (fresh) SG - Robert Eckel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Ebersole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Juhl (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Clifford Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on James Eberly - foul #1 on James Eberly, team foul #9 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Christopher Lewter, James Eberly | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop (PG), Vernon McDuffie (SG), Jeffrey West (SF), Lloyd Bennett (C) Branko Miecznikowski, Robert Eckel, Nathan Ebersole, Donald Juhl | |
| 03:14 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 03:14 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 03:01 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 02:33 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cilombo Diop | 36-26 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Todd Allen blows the layup but he's hacked by Lloyd Bennett - foul #2 on Lloyd Bennett, team foul #9 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (PF) Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier (SF) Clifford Hunter | |
| 02:11 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 01:50 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett is denied on a layup by Rodney Fern | 37-26 |
| 01:49 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jeff Davis | 37-26 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Todd Allen jams it | 39-26 |
| 01:22 | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Greg Gauthier | 39-28 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Larry Tarter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Jeff Davis hits a runner from the left block | 41-28 |
| 00:42 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Gordon Scaife - foul #2 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #10 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), Russell Clark (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), James Eberly (C) Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Rodney Fern, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole (SF), Donald Juhl (PF), Robert Eckel (C) Greg Gauthier, Jeffrey West, Lloyd Bennett | |
| 00:42 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie misses the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 00:42 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:33 | Butler | James Eberly clanks a jumper from close range | 41-29 |
| 00:31 | Seton Hall | Donald Juhl grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 00:27 | Seton Hall | Cilombo Diop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Christopher Lewter snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Christopher Lewter can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-29 |
| 00:03 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Tarter | 41-29 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Larry Tarter is hacked by Nathan Ebersole - foul #1 on Nathan Ebersole, team foul #10 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Branko Miecznikowski (PG), Clifford Hunter (C) Cilombo Diop, Vernon McDuffie | |
| 00:01 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Branko Miecznikowski misses the halfcourt shot | 42-29 |