| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Carl Bucher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Funderburg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Marinez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Michael Blackwell inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Hartford | Michael Blackwell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Jacob Adams gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Richard Slack misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-28 |
| 19:20 | Hartford | Michael Blackwell gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 19:01 | Hartford | Steven Marinez misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 23-28 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Joseph Payne clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 23-28 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Jacob Adams tips it back up and in | 23-30 |
| 18:30 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Payne - foul #2 on Joseph Payne, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| 18:30 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 18:30 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Dewei Zheng pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Richard Slack drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Smith and the foul's on Steven Marinez - foul #2 on Steven Marinez, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Richard Slack misses the free throw | 23-32 |
| 18:11 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Steven Marinez | 23-32 |
| 18:01 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell misses long on a floater from the left block | 23-32 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Joseph Payne snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Larry Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Slack | 23-35 |
| 17:37 | Hartford | Wesley Funderburg clanks a floater from the free throw line | 23-35 |
| 17:36 | Butler | Larry Smith grabs the board | 23-35 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Richard Slack scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 23-37 |
| 17:05 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 23-37 |
| Subs | Hartford | Marvin Cannaday (SG), Paul Vines (SF), Brandon Ervin (PF), Luka Zoldak (C) Wesley Funderburg, Michael Blackwell, Justin Mitchell, Steven Marinez | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Henry Ragin (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Jacob Adams | |
| 16:54 | Butler | Henry Ragin lays it up and in set up by Bill Lowery | 23-39 |
| 16:40 | Hartford | Brandon Ervin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 16:39 | Hartford | Paul Vines tips it in | 25-39 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Paul Vines is called for the reach on Samuel Sandell - foul #1 on Paul Vines, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Hartford | Timothy Erickson (SG) Carl Bucher | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:13 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-39 |
| 16:12 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Paul Vines | 25-39 |
| 16:08 | Hartford | Paul Vines lays it up and in on a great pass from Timothy Erickson | 27-39 |
| 15:54 | Butler | Bill Lowery knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Marvin Cannaday (fresh) SG - Timothy Erickson (fresh) SF - Paul Vines (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Ervin (fresh) C - Luka Zoldak (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Childs (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Henry Ragin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Hartford | Samuel Sandell steps in front of the Paul Vines pass | 27-42 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Samuel Sandell hits the finger roll set up by Bradley Childs and he's fouled by Brandon Ervin - foul #2 on Brandon Ervin, team foul #3 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Hartford | Carl Bucher (PG), Wesley Funderburg (SG), Michael Blackwell (SF), Justin Mitchell (PF), Steven Marinez (C) Marvin Cannaday, Timothy Erickson, Paul Vines, Brandon Ervin, Luka Zoldak | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Jacob Adams (C) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, Bradley Childs, Henry Ragin | |
| 15:07 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the free throw | 27-45 |
| 14:47 | Hartford | Carl Bucher is hacked by Samuel Sandell - foul #3 on Samuel Sandell, team foul #2 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Payne (PF) Samuel Sandell | |
| 14:31 | Hartford | Carl Bucher can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Payne - foul #3 on Joseph Payne, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| 14:31 | Hartford | Carl Bucher misses the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 14:31 | Hartford | Carl Bucher makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the floater from the right side set up by Larry Smith | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:15 | Hartford | Steven Marinez drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Justin Mitchell and he's fouled by Jacob Adams - foul #1 on Jacob Adams, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| 14:15 | Hartford | Steven Marinez misses the free throw | 30-47 |
| 14:15 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:03 | Hartford | Steven Marinez clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 14:01 | Hartford | Carl Bucher grabs the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 13:49 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-47 |
| 13:47 | Hartford | Steven Marinez hits the follow up shot | 32-47 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Richard Slack scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Smith | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:28 | Hartford | Michael Blackwell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-50 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Joseph Payne pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Richard Slack clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Carl Bucher - foul #3 on Carl Bucher, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Hartford | Paul Vines (SF) Michael Blackwell | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (C) Jacob Adams | |
| 13:06 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Richard Slack misses the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 13:06 | Hartford | Steven Marinez pulls down the rebound | 32-51 |
| 12:56 | Hartford | Steven Marinez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 32-51 |
| 12:54 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 12:49 | Hartford | Carl Bucher misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Joseph Payne gets the rebound | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:43 | Butler | Larry Smith knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Payne | 32-53 |
| 12:35 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 32-53 |
| Subs | Hartford | Marvin Cannaday (SG), Luka Zoldak (C) Wesley Funderburg, Steven Marinez | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:19 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-53 |
| 12:18 | Hartford | Luka Zoldak grabs the defensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 12:14 | Hartford | Paul Vines misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-53 |
| 12:12 | Hartford | Luka Zoldak tips it but misses | 32-53 |
| 12:11 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell tips it home | 34-53 |
| 11:43 | Butler | Henry Ragin loses the ball out of bounds | 34-53 |
| Subs | Hartford | Timothy Erickson (SG), Brandon Ervin (PF) Carl Bucher, Justin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Samuel Sandell (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Marvin Cannaday (fresh) SG - Timothy Erickson (fresh) SF - Paul Vines (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Ervin (fresh) C - Luka Zoldak (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Childs (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Ragin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Hartford | Brandon Ervin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 11:26 | Hartford | Marvin Cannaday gets the offensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 11:14 | Hartford | Timothy Erickson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-53 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Kim Randolph gets the rebound | 34-53 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Samuel Sandell connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Bradley Childs and he's hacked by Brandon Ervin - foul #3 on Brandon Ervin, team foul #5 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Hartford | Wesley Funderburg (SG), Michael Blackwell (SF), Steven Marinez (C) Timothy Erickson, Paul Vines, Brandon Ervin | |
| Subs | Butler | Jacob Adams (C) Henry Ragin | |
| 10:51 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the free throw | 34-56 |
| 10:35 | Hartford | Bill Lowery picks off the pass by Wesley Funderburg | 34-56 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Bradley Childs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-56 |
| 10:07 | Butler | Jacob Adams hits the follow up shot | 34-58 |
| 09:51 | Hartford | Marvin Cannaday clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bill Lowery - foul #1 on Bill Lowery, team foul #5 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Hartford | Justin Mitchell (PF) Luka Zoldak | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, Bradley Childs, Samuel Sandell | |
| 09:51 | Hartford | Marvin Cannaday makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 09:51 | Hartford | Marvin Cannaday misses the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| 09:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jacob Adams | 35-58 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Justin Mitchell - foul #2 on Justin Mitchell, team foul #6 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Hartford | Carl Bucher (PG) Marvin Cannaday | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:38 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| 09:38 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-58 |
| 09:25 | Hartford | Wesley Funderburg comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 35-58 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the board | 35-58 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Joseph Payne knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Richard Slack | 35-60 |
| 08:50 | Hartford | Carl Bucher misses the easy layup | 35-60 |
| 08:49 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 35-60 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Larry Smith misses long on a floater from the right wing | 35-60 |
| 08:21 | Hartford | Wesley Funderburg grabs the board | 35-60 |
| 08:12 | Hartford | Wesley Funderburg connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steven Marinez | 38-60 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Jacob Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 07:52 | Hartford | Justin Mitchell gets the rebound | 38-60 |
| 07:46 | Hartford | Wesley Funderburg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Joseph Payne snags the defensive board | 38-60 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Carl Bucher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Funderburg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Blackwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Marinez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacob Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-60 |
| 07:38 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Steven Marinez | 38-60 |
| 07:14 | Hartford | Carl Bucher connects on the shot in the paint set up by Justin Mitchell | 40-60 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Dewei Zheng buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-63 |
| 06:22 | Hartford | Michael Blackwell connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Wesley Funderburg | 42-63 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Dewei Zheng scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Smith | 42-66 |
| 05:40 | Hartford | Wesley Funderburg is fouled on the floor by Joseph Payne - foul #4 on Joseph Payne, team foul #6 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Hartford | Marvin Cannaday (PG), Timothy Erickson (SG), Paul Vines (SF), Brandon Ervin (PF), Luka Zoldak (C) Carl Bucher, Wesley Funderburg, Michael Blackwell, Justin Mitchell, Steven Marinez | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Henry Ragin (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Jacob Adams | |
| 05:30 | Hartford | Paul Vines scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-66 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Samuel Sandell is whistled for a carry | 45-66 |
| 04:36 | Hartford | Luka Zoldak can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 45-66 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Henry Ragin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Kim Randolph is fouled on the floor by Timothy Erickson - foul #1 on Timothy Erickson, team foul #7 | 45-66 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Kim Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Kim Randolph misses the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 04:15 | Hartford | Brandon Ervin grabs the board | 45-67 |
| 04:00 | Hartford | Luka Zoldak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-67 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Bradley Childs | 45-69 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Marvin Cannaday (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy Erickson (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Vines (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Ervin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Luka Zoldak (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Childs (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Henry Ragin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Sandell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Hartford | Paul Vines misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-69 |
| 03:23 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Ervin | 45-69 |
| 03:13 | Hartford | Luka Zoldak misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-69 |
| 03:12 | Hartford | Luka Zoldak misses the tip | 45-69 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Bradley Childs pulls down the rebound | 45-69 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Bill Lowery clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Marvin Cannaday - foul #1 on Marvin Cannaday, team foul #8 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Hartford | William Goodrum (PG), Sam Staples (SG) Timothy Erickson, Brandon Ervin | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (SF), Kevin Burroughs (PF) Kim Randolph, Samuel Sandell | |
| 02:56 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 02:48 | Hartford | Marvin Cannaday misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-70 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs grabs the board | 45-70 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs can't finish the layup | 45-70 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs tips it in | 45-72 |
| 02:05 | Hartford | Marvin Cannaday knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-72 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bradley Childs | 48-74 |
| 01:29 | Hartford | Marvin Cannaday is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Marvin Cannaday, team foul #9 | 48-74 |
| Subs | Hartford | Timothy Erickson (SG), Brandon Ervin (PF) William Goodrum, Sam Staples | |
| Subs | Butler | Kim Randolph (SG), Samuel Sandell (C) William Hall, Kevin Burroughs | |
| 01:10 | Butler | Bradley Childs's layup is rejected by Brandon Ervin | 48-74 |
| 01:09 | Hartford | Brandon Ervin snags the defensive board | 48-74 |
| 00:57 | Hartford | Paul Vines hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-74 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Henry Ragin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-74 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-74 |
| 00:27 | Hartford | Marvin Cannaday gets the rebound | 48-74 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Hartford | Marvin Cannaday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-74 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Bill Lowery runs out the clock | 48-74 |