| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - John Poppe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Logan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alexander Bentley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Rutherford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James McCade (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Norberto Yazzie (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luke Lyons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Kyle Cole (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | N. Michigan | David Rutherford misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 33-36 |
| 19:43 | Butler | Richard Balog grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:28 | Butler | James McCade scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 19:17 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 19:16 | Butler | James McCade gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Luke Lyons buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James McCade and he's hacked by Alexander Bentley - foul #3 on Alexander Bentley, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Karl Gross (PF) Alexander Bentley | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:02 | Butler | Luke Lyons makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:49 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Poppe | 36-41 |
| 18:42 | Butler | James McCade misses the easy layup | 36-41 |
| 18:40 | Butler | James McCade grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Luke Lyons double dribbles | 36-41 |
| 18:15 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Kyle Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:07 | Butler | David Rutherford swats the layup by James McCade | 36-41 |
| 18:06 | N. Michigan | David Rutherford grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 17:59 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-41 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Luke Lyons makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Balog | 36-43 |
| 17:15 | N. Michigan | David Rutherford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 17:14 | Butler | Kyle Cole gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Richard Balog hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 17:08 | N. Michigan | Karl Gross pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:39 | N. Michigan | John Poppe connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bradley Jones | 39-43 |
| 16:17 | Butler | John Poppe picks off the pass by Luke Lyons | 39-43 |
| 16:14 | N. Michigan | Roy Logan lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Poppe | 41-43 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Richard Balog is hacked by David Rutherford - foul #3 on David Rutherford, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul McGee (PG), Paul Ansari (SG), Mike Garrick (SF), Alexander Bentley (PF), Andrew Lenk (C) John Poppe, Roy Logan, Bradley Jones, Karl Gross, David Rutherford | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Paul McGee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Ansari (fresh) SF - Mike Garrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alexander Bentley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Lenk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James McCade (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Norberto Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Richard Balog (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luke Lyons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Kyle Cole (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Butler | James McCade misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-43 |
| 15:33 | Butler | Kyle Cole tips it back up and in | 41-45 |
| 15:16 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Kyle Cole pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 15:04 | Butler | Kyle Cole comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-45 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:46 | Butler | James McCade hits a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Paul Ansari - foul #1 on Paul Ansari, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| 14:46 | Butler | James McCade misses the free throw | 41-47 |
| 14:46 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Andrew Lenk | 41-47 |
| 14:20 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley misses long on a floater from the left block | 41-47 |
| 14:18 | Butler | Kyle Cole grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 14:13 | Butler | Luke Lyons knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by James McCade | 41-49 |
| 13:58 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul McGee | 43-49 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Richard Balog is hacked by Paul Ansari - foul #2 on Paul Ansari, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Poppe (PG), Bradley Jones (SF), Karl Gross (PF) Paul Ansari, Alexander Bentley, Andrew Lenk | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:32 | Butler | James McCade misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 13:30 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to James McCade | 43-49 |
| 13:22 | Butler | Richard Balog hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Luke Lyons tips it home | 43-51 |
| 13:08 | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick travels with the ball | 43-51 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Roy Logan (SG), David Rutherford (C) Paul McGee, Mike Garrick | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:56 | Butler | John Poppe is called for the reach on James McCade - foul #2 on John Poppe, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Kyle Cole connects on the fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Karl Gross - foul #2 on Karl Gross, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| 12:22 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bradley Jones, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley (PF) Karl Gross | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:08 | Butler | Luke Lyons is hacked by Roy Logan - foul #1 on Roy Logan, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Karl Gross (SF) Bradley Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:08 | Butler | Luke Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Richard Balog grabs the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Richard Balog hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-54 |
| 11:53 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to David Rutherford | 43-54 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - John Poppe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Logan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Karl Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Bentley (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Rutherford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James McCade (tiring) 17 pts. 8 ast. SG - Norberto Yazzie (tiring) 4 reb. SF - Richard Balog (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Cole (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Luke Lyons (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:30 | N. Michigan | Roy Logan is fouled on the floor by Kyle Cole - foul #3 on Kyle Cole, team foul #1 | 43-54 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul McGee (PG) John Poppe | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:12 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Paul McGee | 45-54 |
| 10:48 | Butler | Luke Lyons hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 45-54 |
| 10:46 | N. Michigan | David Rutherford grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:42 | N. Michigan | Karl Gross misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Kyle Cole hits a floater from the left side | 45-56 |
| 10:13 | N. Michigan | Paul McGee misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by James McCade - foul #1 on James McCade, team foul #2 | 45-56 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Poppe (PG), Bradley Jones (SF), Mike Garrick (PF), Andrew Lenk (C) Roy Logan, Karl Gross, Alexander Bentley, David Rutherford | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:13 | N. Michigan | Paul McGee misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 10:13 | N. Michigan | Paul McGee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Richard Balog knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kyle Cole | 46-59 |
| 09:44 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-59 |
| 09:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Balog | 46-59 |
| 09:24 | Butler | The short jumper by Luke Lyons is denied by Mike Garrick | 46-59 |
| 09:23 | N. Michigan | Paul McGee grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 09:07 | N. Michigan | Paul McGee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-59 |
| 09:04 | Butler | James McCade's pass is intercepted by John Poppe in the backcourt | 46-59 |
| 09:02 | N. Michigan | John Poppe lays it up and in | 48-59 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Kyle Cole blows the dunk but the foul's on Andrew Lenk - foul #2 on Andrew Lenk, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Ansari (SG), Karl Gross (PF) John Poppe, Andrew Lenk | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:40 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:24 | N. Michigan | Paul McGee is fouled on the floor by Norberto Yazzie - foul #2 on Norberto Yazzie, team foul #3 | 48-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Benedetti (SG) Paul McGee | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:13 | N. Michigan | Paul Ansari is called for a backcourt violation | 48-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Roy Logan (SG), David Rutherford (C) Paul Benedetti, Mike Garrick | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:51 | Butler | Luke Lyons clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Karl Gross - foul #3 on Karl Gross, team foul #10 | 48-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley (PF) Karl Gross | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:51 | Butler | Luke Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Luke Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Paul Ansari (fresh) SG - Roy Logan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bradley Jones (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alexander Bentley (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Rutherford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James McCade (tiring) 17 pts. 8 ast. SG - Norberto Yazzie (tired) 5 reb. SF - Richard Balog (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Cole (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Luke Lyons (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:39 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 07:38 | Butler | James McCade grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:14 | Butler | Kyle Cole clanks a shot in the lane | 48-63 |
| 07:12 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to David Rutherford | 48-63 |
| 07:04 | N. Michigan | David Rutherford hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roy Logan | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:40 | Butler | The short jumper by Luke Lyons is denied by David Rutherford | 50-63 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Richard Balog gets the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-63 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Poppe (PG) Paul Ansari | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:20 | Butler | Bradley Jones picks off the pass by Richard Balog | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:54 | N. Michigan | John Poppe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 05:52 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley tips it back up and in | 52-63 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Richard Balog misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-63 |
| 05:38 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Cole | 52-63 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Richard Balog misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 05:23 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 05:04 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Roy Logan | 54-63 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Richard Balog misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 04:46 | N. Michigan | David Rutherford gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 04:40 | N. Michigan | John Poppe scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexander Bentley | 56-63 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Luke Lyons drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-65 |
| 04:00 | N. Michigan | Kyle Cole is called for the reach on John Poppe - foul #4 on Kyle Cole, team foul #4 | 56-65 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul McGee (SG), Karl Gross (SF), Mike Garrick (PF), Andrew Lenk (C) Roy Logan, Bradley Jones, Alexander Bentley, David Rutherford | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:55 | N. Michigan | Karl Gross hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Poppe and he's fouled by Kyle Cole - foul #5 on Kyle Cole, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul Ansari (SG) John Poppe | |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Metzger (C) Kyle Cole | |
| 03:55 | N. Michigan | Karl Gross makes the free throw | 59-65 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Paul McGee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Ansari (fresh) SF - Karl Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mike Garrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Lenk (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James McCade (tired) 17 pts. 8 ast. SG - Norberto Yazzie (tired) 5 reb. SF - Richard Balog (tired) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luke Lyons (tired) 21 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Todd Metzger (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | Butler | Richard Balog knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James McCade | 59-68 |
| 03:29 | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick's floater is tipped away by Luke Lyons | 59-68 |
| 03:27 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Metzger | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Butler | Luke Lyons misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mike Garrick - foul #1 on Mike Garrick, team foul #11 | 59-68 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Luke Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Luke Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 03:05 | N. Michigan | Andrew Lenk grabs the board | 59-69 |
| 03:01 | N. Michigan | Karl Gross misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 59-69 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Todd Metzger gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-69 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Poppe (PG), Roy Logan (SG), David Rutherford (C) Paul McGee, Paul Ansari, Andrew Lenk | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:33 | Butler | Richard Balog can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Karl Gross - foul #4 on Karl Gross, team foul #12 | 59-69 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones (SF), Alexander Bentley (PF) Karl Gross, Mike Garrick | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:33 | Butler | Richard Balog makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Richard Balog makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:25 | N. Michigan | John Poppe misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James McCade - foul #2 on James McCade, team foul #6 | 59-71 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Paul McGee (SG), Karl Gross (SF), Mike Garrick (PF), Andrew Lenk (C) Roy Logan, Bradley Jones, Alexander Bentley, David Rutherford | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), Andrew Dykstra (SG), Carroll Dobson (PF), William Butcher (C) James McCade, Norberto Yazzie, Luke Lyons, Todd Metzger | |
| 02:25 | N. Michigan | John Poppe misses the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:25 | N. Michigan | John Poppe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Richard Balog misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 02:00 | N. Michigan | John Poppe gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| 01:51 | N. Michigan | Richard Balog blocks the short jumper by Mike Garrick | 60-71 |
| 01:49 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John Poppe | 60-71 |
| 01:41 | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Karl Gross | 62-71 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Richard Balog makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Dykstra | 62-74 |
| 00:57 | N. Michigan | Mike Garrick misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-74 |
| 00:55 | Butler | Carroll Dobson gets the rebound | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Andrew Lenk denies the turnaround by Carroll Dobson | 62-74 |
| 00:28 | N. Michigan | Andrew Lenk grabs the board | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | N. Michigan | John Poppe is hacked by Paul Stephens - foul #1 on Paul Stephens, team foul #7 | 62-74 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Butler | Norberto Yazzie (SF) Richard Balog | |
| 00:22 | N. Michigan | John Poppe makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:22 | N. Michigan | John Poppe makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Paul Stephens runs out the clock | 64-74 |