| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Toland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Jeff Davis inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Butler | Gordon Scaife knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-31 |
| 19:34 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher is hacked by Todd Allen - foul #3 on Todd Allen, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (C) Todd Allen | |
| 19:07 | Houston | Gary Maury misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Pat Ray tips it home | 40-31 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Christopher Lewter connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by James Eberly | 40-34 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Michael Toland knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 42-34 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Jeff Davis hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-37 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Christopher Lewter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Gary Maury buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Toland | 45-37 |
| 16:54 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 16:52 | Butler | James Eberly gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Gallaher - foul #1 on Timothy Gallaher, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG), Philip Richardson (SG), Clinton Canaday (PF), Michael Harrison (C) Gary Maury, Michael Toland, Pat Ray, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Derek Henderson (SG), Russell Clark (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Joseph Gantz, Gordon Scaife, Christopher Lewter, James Eberly | |
| 16:40 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 3rd free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Terry Lewis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 16:23 | Houston | Philip Richardson tips it home | 47-39 |
| 16:16 | Butler | James Pantoja is hacked by Philip Richardson - foul #2 on Philip Richardson, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF) Jeff Davis | |
| 16:02 | Butler | Rodney Fern is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Rodney Fern, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) SG - Derek Henderson (fresh) SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Fern (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Houston | Christopher Lewter is called for the reach on Clinton Canaday - foul #1 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG) Edward Cole | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Joseph Gantz (SG), Todd Allen (C) James Pantoja, Derek Henderson, Christopher Lewter | |
| 15:23 | Houston | Michael Harrison is hacked by Larry Tarter - foul #4 on Larry Tarter, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG) Philip Richardson | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), James Eberly (PF) Larry Tarter, Rodney Fern | |
| 15:09 | Houston | Terry Lewis lays it in on a great pass from Gary Maury | 49-39 |
| 14:48 | Butler | Clinton Canaday is called for the reach on Joseph Gantz - foul #1 on Clinton Canaday, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (SF), Pat Ray (PF) Terry Lewis, Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:31 | Butler | Joseph Gantz comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-39 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Clinton Canaday grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 14:18 | Houston | The short jumper by Pat Ray is denied by James Eberly | 49-39 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Gordon Scaife grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Pat Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Henry Wood drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Pat Ray | 52-39 |
| 13:16 | Butler | Pat Ray swats the short shot by James Eberly | 52-39 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Pat Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 13:11 | Houston | Henry Wood drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Maury | 54-39 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Joseph Gantz double dribbles | 54-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Michael Harrison (SF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Gary Maury, Michael Toland, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Derek Henderson (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Joseph Gantz, Gordon Scaife, Russell Clark, James Eberly, Todd Allen | |
| 12:16 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher banks in the layup on a great pass from Pat Ray | 56-39 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Rodney Fern comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-39 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Christopher Lewter grabs the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:54 | Butler | James Pantoja is called for traveling | 56-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Lewis (SF) Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) SG - Derek Henderson (fresh) SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Fern (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Butler | The refs have stopped play. Derek Henderson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 56-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG) Derek Henderson | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:25 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher blows the layup | 56-39 |
| 11:24 | Butler | Rodney Fern grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 11:07 | Butler | James Pantoja is hacked by Henry Wood - foul #4 on Henry Wood, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Michael Toland (SG) Philip Richardson, Henry Wood | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Todd Allen (C) James Pantoja, Rodney Fern | |
| 11:02 | Butler | Michael Toland steps in front of the Jeff Davis pass | 56-39 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Terry Lewis clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Christopher Lewter - foul #2 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Clinton Canaday (PF) Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:40 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 10:19 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 58-39 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Terry Lewis connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Maury | 60-39 |
| 09:37 | Butler | Timothy Gallaher takes the ball from Jeff Davis | 60-39 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Todd Allen blocks the short jumper by Terry Lewis | 60-39 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Todd Allen hits the finger roll | 60-41 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher misses the dunk | 60-41 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Todd Allen snags the defensive board | 60-41 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the turnaround from the right block | 60-43 |
| 08:22 | Houston | Michael Toland misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Todd Allen - foul #4 on Todd Allen, team foul #6 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Pat Ray (PF), Michael Harrison (C) Gary Maury, Clinton Canaday, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Joseph Gantz, Jeff Davis, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| 08:22 | Houston | Michael Toland makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 08:22 | Houston | Michael Toland misses the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Gordon Scaife gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 08:20 | Butler | James Pantoja is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Richardson - foul #3 on Philip Richardson, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG) Michael Toland | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:10 | Butler | Russell Clark clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Lewis - foul #1 on Terry Lewis, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Butler | Derek Henderson (SG) Gordon Scaife | |
| 08:10 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 07:43 | Houston | Philip Richardson clanks a floater from the right side | 61-45 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Derek Henderson snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Lewis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. C - Michael Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) SG - Derek Henderson (fresh) SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Rodney Fern (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Butler | James Eberly comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry Lewis - foul #2 on Terry Lewis, team foul #7 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG) Edward Cole | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG) Derek Henderson | |
| 07:33 | Butler | James Eberly makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 07:33 | Butler | James Eberly misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Michael Harrison grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Michael Harrison knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Henry Wood | 64-46 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Russell Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Pat Ray pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Terry Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Rodney Fern | 64-46 |
| 06:42 | Houston | Terry Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 06:24 | Houston | Henry Wood is hacked by Russell Clark - foul #2 on Russell Clark, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Clinton Canaday (SF) Philip Richardson, Terry Lewis | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF) James Pantoja, Rodney Fern | |
| 06:24 | Houston | Henry Wood makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 06:24 | Houston | Henry Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 06:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to Russell Clark | 65-46 |
| 06:16 | Butler | James Eberly scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Gordon Scaife and he's hacked by Pat Ray - foul #1 on Pat Ray, team foul #8 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Craig Kohr (C) Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:16 | Butler | James Eberly misses the free throw | 65-48 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Pat Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Henry Wood hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-48 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Russell Clark connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Larry Tarter | 68-51 |
| 05:14 | Houston | The short jumper by Gary Maury is denied by James Eberly | 68-51 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Pat Ray snags the offensive board | 68-51 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Craig Kohr hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Gary Maury and he's hacked by James Eberly - foul #2 on James Eberly, team foul #8 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (SF) Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) James Eberly, Russell Clark | |
| 04:54 | Houston | Craig Kohr misses the free throw | 70-51 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Clinton Canaday gets the offensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Craig Kohr clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Todd Allen - foul #5 on Todd Allen, team foul #9 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Harrison (SF) Henry Wood | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), Rodney Fern (C) Gordon Scaife, Todd Allen | |
| 04:45 | Houston | Craig Kohr misses the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Craig Kohr makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Davis | 71-54 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Gary Maury misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-54 |
| 04:12 | Butler | Rodney Fern grabs the board | 71-54 |
| 03:56 | Butler | Larry Tarter can't connect on a runner in the lane | 71-54 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Craig Kohr snags the defensive board | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-54 |
| 03:31 | Butler | Christopher Lewter snags the defensive board | 71-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Toland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Kohr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Fern (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-54 |
| 03:17 | Butler | Larry Tarter grabs the offensive board | 71-54 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Rodney Fern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG), Philip Richardson (SG) Gary Maury, Craig Kohr | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG), Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF) Larry Tarter, Jeff Davis, Christopher Lewter | |
| 02:42 | Houston | Clinton Canaday hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-54 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Michael Toland can't tip it in | 71-54 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Edward Cole tips it back up and in | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Butler | Joseph Gantz buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Rodney Fern | 73-56 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Michael Harrison knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Michael Toland | 75-56 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Michael Toland steals it from Joseph Gantz | 75-56 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Philip Richardson knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Edward Cole | 77-56 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Russell Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 77-56 |
| 01:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Clinton Canaday | 77-56 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Clinton Canaday can't finish the layup | 77-56 |
| 01:22 | Butler | James Eberly gets the rebound | 77-56 |
| 01:05 | Butler | James Pantoja knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Gantz | 77-59 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Edward Cole drills a 3 from straight away | 80-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Butler | Philip Richardson steps in front of the Joseph Gantz pass in the backcourt | 80-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Joseph Gantz steps in front of the Michael Harrison pass | 80-59 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Russell Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-59 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Clinton Canaday pulls down the rebound | 80-59 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Edward Cole runs out the clock | 80-59 |