| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Donald Grady (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Leung (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willian Gapinski (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Blasingame (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Bryan (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by John Leung and he's fouled by Adam Binkley - foul #2 on Adam Binkley, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 19:40 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski misses the free throw | 27-23 |
| 19:40 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame gets the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 19:27 | Youngstown State | Brandon Coppola is called for the reach on John Leung - foul #1 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #2 | 27-23 |
| 19:17 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan is whistled for traveling | 27-23 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Adam Thompson is fouled on the floor by Willian Gapinski - foul #1 on Willian Gapinski, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Willian Gapinski - foul #2 on Willian Gapinski, team foul #2 | 27-23 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 18:25 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan's pass is intercepted by Brandon Coppola | 28-23 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses badly on a floater from close range | 28-23 |
| 18:05 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 17:52 | Youngstown State | Adam Binkley is called for the reach on Donald Grady - foul #3 on Adam Binkley, team foul #3 | 28-23 |
| 17:42 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 17:40 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan tips it in | 28-25 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Jonathan Larocca and he's hacked by John Leung - foul #2 on John Leung, team foul #3 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Adam Binkley | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Stanley Collier (SG), William Cantrell (C) John Leung, Randy Bryan | |
| 17:20 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:20 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:06 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski jams it on a great pass from Donald Grady | 30-27 |
| 16:42 | Butler | Adam Thompson's layup is rejected by Richard Blasingame | 30-27 |
| 16:40 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 16:34 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell travels with the ball | 30-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SF) Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Reed (PG), James Villalba (SF), Calvin Ridenhour (C) Donald Grady, Willian Gapinski, Richard Blasingame | |
| 16:15 | Butler | Paul Reed is called for the reach on Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Paul Reed, team foul #4 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Leung (SG) James Villalba | |
| 15:51 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 15:49 | Youngstown State | Calvin Ridenhour grabs the board | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) C - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Paul Reed (fresh) SG - John Leung (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Collier (fresh) PF - William Cantrell (fresh) C - Calvin Ridenhour (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Youngstown State | Stanley Collier scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Reed | 30-30 |
| 15:39 | Butler | Horace Stewart knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 15:30 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Calvin Ridenhour and he's fouled by Horace Stewart - foul #2 on Horace Stewart, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hyde (C) Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jack Pickett (SG), Willian Gapinski (SF), Randy Bryan (C) John Leung, Stanley Collier, Calvin Ridenhour | |
| 15:30 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by William Cantrell - foul #1 on William Cantrell, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Donald Grady (PG), Richard Blasingame (PF) Paul Reed, William Cantrell | |
| 15:01 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:01 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:42 | Youngstown State | Donald Grady scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Blasingame | 33-35 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Horace Stewart's layup is rejected by Randy Bryan | 33-35 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 13:54 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Paul Hyde banks in the layup on a nice dish by Horace Stewart | 37-35 |
| 13:23 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 13:22 | Butler | Adam Binkley snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Randy Bryan blocks the short jumper by Paul Hyde | 37-35 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca grabs the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca buries a runner near the basket set up by Horace Stewart and he's fouled by Richard Blasingame - foul #1 on Richard Blasingame, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Reed (PG), John Leung (SG), Stanley Collier (SF), William Cantrell (C) Donald Grady, Jack Pickett, Willian Gapinski, Randy Bryan | |
| 12:44 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:44 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Hyde | 39-35 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Horace Stewart | 41-35 |
| 12:10 | Youngstown State | Paul Reed misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Adam Thompson snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 11:43 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca is fouled on the floor by Paul Reed - foul #2 on Paul Reed, team foul #7 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Donald Grady (PG) Paul Reed | |
| 11:43 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:43 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:43 | Youngstown State | Stanley Collier grabs the board | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Donald Grady (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Leung (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Collier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Blasingame (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - William Cantrell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Donald Grady | 42-38 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Adam Thompson's floater is tipped away by Richard Blasingame | 42-38 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Grady - foul #3 on Donald Grady, team foul #8 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jack Pickett (SG), Willian Gapinski (SF), Randy Bryan (C) John Leung, Stanley Collier, Richard Blasingame | |
| 10:32 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:08 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski can't finish the layup | 44-38 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 09:37 | Butler | Paul Hyde lays it in | 46-38 |
| 09:18 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan can't finish the layup | 46-38 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Paul Hyde pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 08:52 | Butler | William Cantrell swats the short shot by Paul Hyde | 46-38 |
| 08:51 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 08:46 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Willian Gapinski, team foul #9 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Stephen Jasper, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Reed (PG), Richard Blasingame (PF) Donald Grady, William Cantrell | |
| 08:19 | Butler | Adam Thompson is hacked by Paul Reed - foul #3 on Paul Reed, team foul #10 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Leung (SG), Calvin Ridenhour (C) Jack Pickett, Randy Bryan | |
| 08:19 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:50 | Youngstown State | John Leung makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Paul Reed | 48-41 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Richard Blasingame blocks the jumper by Horace Stewart | 48-41 |
| 07:27 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame grabs the board | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Paul Reed (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Leung (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willian Gapinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Richard Blasingame (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Calvin Ridenhour (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Youngstown State | Brandon Coppola swats the layup by Willian Gapinski | 48-41 |
| 07:04 | Butler | Horace Stewart pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses short on a turnaround from close range | 48-41 |
| 06:34 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 06:18 | Youngstown State | Adam Thompson is called for the reach on John Leung - foul #1 on Adam Thompson, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hyde (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Donald Grady (PG), Jack Pickett (SG), Randy Bryan (C) Paul Reed, Willian Gapinski, Calvin Ridenhour | |
| 06:04 | Youngstown State | Jack Pickett makes the floater from the right block | 48-43 |
| 05:42 | Butler | The short jumper by Adam Thompson is denied by Randy Bryan | 48-43 |
| 05:41 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:22 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jonathan Larocca - foul #2 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Stanley Collier (SF), William Cantrell (PF) John Leung, Richard Blasingame | |
| 05:22 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-46 |
| 05:02 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 04:50 | Youngstown State | Adam Binkley is called for the reach on Stanley Collier - foul #4 on Adam Binkley, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski (SF) Jack Pickett | |
| 04:50 | Youngstown State | Stanley Collier makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:50 | Youngstown State | Stanley Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:31 | Butler | The short jumper by Jonathan Larocca is denied by Randy Bryan | 48-48 |
| 04:29 | Butler | Paul Hyde gets the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the jumper in the lane | 50-48 |
| 03:53 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Donald Grady | 50-50 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-50 |
| 03:24 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tired) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Donald Grady (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Collier (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willian Gapinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - William Cantrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Bryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-50 |
| 03:02 | Butler | Stephen Jasper pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 02:57 | Butler | The jumper by Horace Stewart is denied by William Cantrell | 50-50 |
| 02:56 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Binkley | 50-50 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Adam Binkley is hacked by Donald Grady - foul #4 on Donald Grady, team foul #11 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Stephen Jasper, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Reed (PG), Jack Pickett (SG), John Leung (SF), Richard Blasingame (PF) Donald Grady, Stanley Collier, Willian Gapinski, Randy Bryan | |
| 02:29 | Butler | Adam Binkley misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Adam Binkley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:26 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Donald Grady (PG), Willian Gapinski (SF) Paul Reed, John Leung | |
| 02:16 | Youngstown State | Donald Grady can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-50 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Adam Thompson | 53-50 |
| 01:40 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 53-50 |
| 01:39 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Horace Stewart is called for traveling | 53-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hyde (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan (C) William Cantrell | |
| 00:58 | Youngstown State | Adam Binkley swats the short shot by Richard Blasingame | 53-52 |
| 00:57 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 00:45 | Youngstown State | Jack Pickett blows the layup but he's hacked by Horace Stewart - foul #3 on Horace Stewart, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 00:45 | Youngstown State | Jack Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:45 | Youngstown State | Jack Pickett misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Horace Stewart scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Hyde | 55-53 |
| 00:16 | Youngstown State | Richard Blasingame misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 00:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Binkley | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Adam Binkley is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Pickett - foul #4 on Jack Pickett, team foul #12 | 55-53 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Adam Binkley misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Adam Binkley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:01 | Youngstown State | Donald Grady hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |