| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James McCade (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luke Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Metzger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Miles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Faust (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James McKee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Bunce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Lee Faust inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Albany | Stephen Bunce misses long on a floater from the right block | 39-26 |
| 19:44 | Butler | James McCade grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Luke Lyons can't connect on a floater from the left side | 39-26 |
| 19:21 | Butler | James McCade tips it but misses | 39-26 |
| 19:19 | Albany | Stephen Bunce pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 19:15 | Albany | Lee Faust hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dwayne Miles and he's fouled by Charles Kirwin - foul #2 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dykstra (SG), Kyle Cole (PF) James McCade, Luke Lyons | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 19:15 | Albany | Lee Faust makes the free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:54 | Butler | Kyle Cole misses the lay-in | 39-29 |
| 18:52 | Albany | Claude Williams grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 18:36 | Albany | Dwayne Miles's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Metzger | 39-29 |
| 18:34 | Butler | Charles Kirwin gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Richard Balog connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Cole | 42-29 |
| 18:00 | Albany | Stephen Bunce can't throw it down but he's fouled by Todd Metzger - foul #1 on Todd Metzger, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Butler | James McCade (SG), Luke Lyons (PF), William Butcher (C) Andrew Dykstra, Kyle Cole, Todd Metzger | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 18:00 | Albany | Stephen Bunce misses the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 18:00 | Albany | Stephen Bunce makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Charles Kirwin drills a shot from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 17:16 | Albany | Stephen Bunce drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Dwayne Miles | 44-32 |
| 16:53 | Butler | William Butcher is hacked by Stephen Bunce - foul #1 on Stephen Bunce, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), Norberto Yazzie (SF), Todd Metzger (C) Charles Kirwin, Richard Balog, William Butcher | |
| Subs | Albany | Jeff Johnson (SG), James Quinn (C) Dwayne Miles, Stephen Bunce | |
| 16:35 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 16:33 | Albany | James Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 16:18 | Albany | James McKee misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Todd Metzger - foul #2 on Todd Metzger, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), Andrew Dykstra (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Kyle Cole (PF) Paul Stephens, James McCade, Norberto Yazzie, Luke Lyons | |
| Subs | Albany | Douglas Frederick (C) Lee Faust | |
| 16:18 | Albany | James McKee makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 16:18 | Albany | James McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Todd Metzger | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Andrew Dykstra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Cole (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Metzger (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Claude Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Johnson (fresh) SF - James Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James McKee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Albany | James McKee comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-34 |
| 15:42 | Butler | Richard Balog snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 15:35 | Butler | Charles Kirwin is fouled on the floor by Claude Williams - foul #1 on Claude Williams, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), James McCade (SG), Norberto Yazzie (SF), Luke Lyons (PF), William Butcher (C) Charles Kirwin, Andrew Dykstra, Richard Balog, Kyle Cole, Todd Metzger | |
| Subs | Albany | Clarence Waterman (SG), Johnathan Blakemore (SF) Claude Williams, James McKee | |
| 15:23 | Butler | Clarence Waterman picks off the pass by James McCade | 47-34 |
| 15:18 | Albany | Jeff Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Clarence Waterman | 47-36 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Douglas Frederick swats the layup by William Butcher | 47-36 |
| 15:05 | Butler | James McCade tips it but misses | 47-36 |
| 15:04 | Albany | The rebound goes to James Quinn | 47-36 |
| 14:49 | Albany | Jeff Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-36 |
| 14:47 | Albany | Jeff Johnson snags the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 14:27 | Albany | Jeff Johnson clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by William Butcher - foul #1 on William Butcher, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), Andrew Dykstra (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Todd Metzger (C) Paul Stephens, James McCade, Norberto Yazzie, William Butcher | |
| Subs | Albany | Lee Faust (SF), Stephen Bunce (C) Johnathan Blakemore, Douglas Frederick | |
| 14:27 | Albany | Jeff Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:27 | Albany | Jeff Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Richard Balog drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Kirwin | 50-38 |
| 14:00 | Albany | Clarence Waterman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Bunce | 50-41 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Todd Metzger comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Bunce - foul #2 on Stephen Bunce, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Butler | James McCade (SG), Kyle Cole (PF) Andrew Dykstra, Luke Lyons | |
| Subs | Albany | Claude Williams (PG), James McKee (PF) Jeff Johnson, James Quinn | |
| 13:45 | Butler | Todd Metzger makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Todd Metzger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 13:27 | Albany | James McKee hits the finger roll on a great pass from Claude Williams | 52-43 |
| 13:17 | Butler | James McCade is fouled on the floor by Clarence Waterman - foul #4 on Clarence Waterman, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Lyons (PF), William Butcher (C) Kyle Cole, Todd Metzger | |
| Subs | Albany | Johnathan Blakemore (SG) Clarence Waterman | |
| 13:07 | Butler | Charles Kirwin knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 12:50 | Albany | Johnathan Blakemore misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-43 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Richard Balog snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Luke Lyons hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Johnathan Blakemore - foul #4 on Johnathan Blakemore, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Metzger (C) William Butcher | |
| Subs | Albany | Dwayne Miles (SG) Johnathan Blakemore | |
| 12:33 | Butler | Luke Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Luke Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 12:19 | Albany | Dwayne Miles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Todd Metzger grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 12:08 | Butler | James McCade can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Todd Metzger gets the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Stephen Bunce swats the dunk try by James McCade | 57-43 |
| 12:00 | Albany | James McKee pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCade (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luke Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. C - Todd Metzger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Faust (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James McKee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Bunce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Albany | Dwayne Miles scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Claude Williams | 57-46 |
| 11:30 | Butler | Charles Kirwin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 11:28 | Butler | Todd Metzger misses the tip | 57-46 |
| 11:27 | Butler | Luke Lyons gets the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 11:22 | Butler | Richard Balog makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James McCade | 60-46 |
| 11:06 | Albany | Dwayne Miles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), Andrew Dykstra (SG), Norberto Yazzie (SF), Kyle Cole (PF), William Butcher (C) Charles Kirwin, James McCade, Richard Balog, Luke Lyons, Todd Metzger | |
| Subs | Albany | James Quinn (C) Stephen Bunce | |
| 10:43 | Butler | William Butcher comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 60-46 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Kyle Cole grabs the offensive board | 60-46 |
| 10:23 | Butler | James Quinn steps in front of the Norberto Yazzie pass | 60-46 |
| 10:05 | Albany | Dwayne Miles misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 10:04 | Albany | James Quinn tips it but misses | 60-46 |
| 10:02 | Albany | James McKee grabs the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 09:42 | Albany | James Quinn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Butcher - foul #2 on William Butcher, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), James McCade (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Luke Lyons (PF), Todd Metzger (C) Paul Stephens, Andrew Dykstra, Norberto Yazzie, Kyle Cole, William Butcher | |
| Subs | Albany | Jeff Johnson (SG), John Grant (SF), Douglas Frederick (C) Dwayne Miles, Lee Faust, James McKee | |
| 09:42 | Albany | James Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 09:42 | Albany | James Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Todd Metzger snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Charles Kirwin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 09:22 | Albany | James Quinn gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 08:59 | Albany | Claude Williams comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 60-47 |
| 08:58 | Albany | John Grant tips it home | 60-49 |
| 08:37 | Butler | John Grant takes the ball from Charles Kirwin | 60-49 |
| 08:33 | Albany | Claude Williams lays it in set up by John Grant | 60-51 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Richard Balog misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 08:13 | Albany | James Quinn gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 08:08 | Albany | Claude Williams makes the jumper from the right side | 60-53 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Charles Kirwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 07:54 | Albany | John Grant gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCade (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luke Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. C - Todd Metzger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Claude Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeff Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Quinn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Douglas Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Albany | The pull-up jumper by Jeff Johnson is blocked by Todd Metzger | 60-53 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Richard Balog pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 07:18 | Butler | Richard Balog misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 07:17 | Albany | John Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 07:04 | Albany | Claude Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 06:42 | Butler | James McCade can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 06:40 | Albany | Douglas Frederick snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 06:30 | Albany | Richard Balog picks off the pass by John Grant | 60-56 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Richard Balog clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 06:07 | Butler | Todd Metzger misses the tip | 60-56 |
| 06:05 | Albany | James Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:59 | Albany | Douglas Frederick's floater is tipped away by Luke Lyons | 60-56 |
| 05:57 | Butler | James McCade gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Richard Balog buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Todd Metzger | 62-56 |
| 05:41 | Albany | Albany calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), Andrew Dykstra (SG), Norberto Yazzie (SF), Kyle Cole (PF), William Butcher (C) Charles Kirwin, James McCade, Richard Balog, Luke Lyons, Todd Metzger | |
| Subs | Albany | Clarence Waterman (SG), Lee Faust (SF), James McKee (PF), Stephen Bunce (C) Claude Williams, John Grant, James Quinn, Douglas Frederick | |
| 05:21 | Albany | Jeff Johnson buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Waterman | 62-58 |
| 05:03 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra is hacked by James McKee - foul #1 on James McKee, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| 04:50 | Butler | Kyle Cole drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by William Butcher | 64-58 |
| 04:46 | Albany | Clarence Waterman misses short on a runner from the right block | 64-58 |
| 04:45 | Albany | James McKee tips it back up and in | 64-60 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Kyle Cole can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 04:20 | Albany | Lee Faust gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:03 | Albany | Clarence Waterman is hacked by Andrew Dykstra - foul #1 on Andrew Dykstra, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), James McCade (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Luke Lyons (PF) Paul Stephens, Andrew Dykstra, Norberto Yazzie, Kyle Cole | |
| Subs | Albany | Claude Williams (PG) Jeff Johnson | |
| 03:49 | Albany | The short jumper by James McKee is denied by Richard Balog | 64-60 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Luke Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCade (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Luke Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Butcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Waterman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lee Faust (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James McKee (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Bunce (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Butler | Charles Kirwin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 03:39 | Albany | James McKee snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 03:23 | Albany | Lee Faust makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 03:06 | Butler | Luke Lyons hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Kirwin | 66-63 |
| 02:48 | Albany | James McCade steals the ball from Lee Faust | 66-63 |
| 02:26 | Butler | James McKee steps in front of the Richard Balog pass | 66-63 |
| 02:07 | Albany | Clarence Waterman scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Claude Williams | 66-66 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Stephen Bunce denies the turnaround by Luke Lyons | 66-66 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Luke Lyons snags the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Luke Lyons can't finish the layup but the foul's on James McKee - foul #2 on James McKee, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Metzger (C) William Butcher | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 01:27 | Butler | Luke Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Luke Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:27 | Albany | Stephen Bunce grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 01:03 | Albany | James McKee is alone and drills a shot from the baseline set up by Lee Faust | 67-68 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Charles Kirwin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-68 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Richard Balog tips it in | 69-68 |
| 00:30 | Albany | James McKee misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Luke Lyons - foul #1 on Luke Lyons, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| 00:30 | Albany | James McKee makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:30 | Albany | James McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:11 | Butler | James McCade slams it home | 71-70 |
| 00:01 | Albany | Clarence Waterman drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Richard Balog hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 71-72 |