| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Roderick Payne (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stacy Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Angel Ortiz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jesse Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Nathan Heard inbounds the ball | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is called for a charge - foul #1 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| 19:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Arthur Riegel, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| 19:30 | Butler | Angel Ortiz is called for the reach on Nathan Heard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Angel Ortiz, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker (SF) Angel Ortiz | |
| 19:11 | Butler | William Michael throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-31 |
| 18:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 18:58 | Butler | William Michael grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Riegel - foul #2 on Arthur Riegel, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle (PF) Jesse Allen | |
| 18:53 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 18:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Vincent Wroten - foul #2 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #2 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (PF), Earl Redding (C) William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson (PG) Roderick Payne | |
| 18:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 18:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Curtis Wilcox and he's fouled by Anthony Tucker - foul #2 on Anthony Tucker, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Bernard Blose (PF) Curtis Wilcox, Nathan Heard | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman (SG), Kenneth Daves (SF), Ron Wright (PF) Stacy Phillips, Anthony Tucker, Arthur Riegel | |
| 18:08 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the free throw | 50-33 |
| 17:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Courtois picks off the pass by Toney McGonigle | 50-33 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Earl Redding can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-33 |
| 17:30 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Eddie Hardman | 50-33 |
| 17:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman is fouled on the floor by Vincent Wroten - foul #3 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), William Michael (PF) Vincent Wroten, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (PG), Jesse Allen (PF) Eddie Hardman, Toney McGonigle | |
| 16:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Curtis Wilcox steps in front of the Jesse Allen pass | 50-33 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Earl Redding knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Curtis Wilcox | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-33 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Eddy Cowan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:10 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-33 |
| 16:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves grabs the board | 53-33 |
| 16:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves is called for traveling | 53-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Bernard Blose (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Richard Courtois, Earl Redding, William Michael, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman (PG), Stacy Phillips (SG), Anthony Tucker (SF), Toney McGonigle (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Roderick Payne, William Hutson, Ron Wright, Jesse Allen, Kenneth Daves | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Blose (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eddie Hardman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stacy Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Toney McGonigle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Nathan Heard scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Antonio Scarborough | 55-33 |
| 15:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips drills a jumper from the right side set up by Anthony Tucker and he's hacked by Antonio Scarborough - foul #2 on Antonio Scarborough, team foul #4 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG) Curtis Wilcox | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz (SF), Jesse Allen (PF) Eddie Hardman, Toney McGonigle | |
| 15:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips misses the free throw | 55-35 |
| 15:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 15:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-35 |
| 15:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz can't tip it in | 55-35 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Bernard Blose grabs the board | 55-35 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 55-35 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Bernard Blose snags the offensive board | 55-35 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough connects on the open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Bernard Blose | 57-35 |
| 14:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Anthony Tucker | 57-37 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-37 |
| 13:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz grabs the defensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 13:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Anthony Tucker, team foul #5 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF) Antonio Scarborough, Nathan Heard, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (PG), Eddie Hardman (SG), Toney McGonigle (PF), Kenneth Daves (C) Anthony Tucker, Stacy Phillips, Jesse Allen, Arthur Riegel | |
| 13:34 | Butler | Toney McGonigle is called for the reach on William Michael in the backcourt - foul #2 on Toney McGonigle, team foul #6 | 57-37 |
| 13:10 | Butler | Angel Ortiz takes the ball from William Michael | 57-37 |
| 13:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz lays it in | 57-39 |
| 12:39 | Butler | William Michael makes the floater in the paint set up by Curtis Wilcox | 59-39 |
| 12:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Roderick Payne and he's fouled by Earl Redding - foul #2 on Earl Redding, team foul #5 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Eddy Cowan (C) Vincent Wroten, Earl Redding, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson (SG), Ron Wright (PF) Eddie Hardman, Kenneth Daves | |
| 12:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz misses the free throw | 59-41 |
| 12:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 12:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz misses the easy layup | 59-41 |
| 12:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle grabs the offensive board | 59-41 |
| 12:05 | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson is fouled on the floor by Richard Courtois - foul #1 on Richard Courtois, team foul #6 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF) William Michael | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips (SG), Jesse Allen (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Roderick Payne, Angel Ortiz, Toney McGonigle | |
| 12:00 | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson is hacked by Steven Flannery - foul #1 on Steven Flannery, team foul #7 | 59-41 |
| 12:00 | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 12:00 | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:58 | Butler | Richard Courtois is fouled in the backcourt by Stacy Phillips - foul #2 on Stacy Phillips, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Flannery (fresh) C - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - William Hutson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stacy Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ron Wright (fresh) PF - Jesse Allen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson clanks a jumper from the left side | 61-43 |
| 11:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen tips it back up and in | 61-45 |
| 11:30 | Butler | Steven Flannery makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Nathan Heard | 64-45 |
| 11:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 11:19 | Butler | Steven Flannery gets the rebound | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:55 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-45 |
| 10:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel snags the defensive board | 64-45 |
| 10:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:21 | Butler | Eddy Cowan hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket set up by Curtis Wilcox | 66-48 |
| 09:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-48 |
| 09:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel can't tip it in | 66-48 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Eddy Cowan pulls down the rebound | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:29 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Nathan Heard | 68-48 |
| 09:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips is hacked by Richard Courtois - foul #2 on Richard Courtois, team foul #8 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF), Bernard Blose (C) Curtis Wilcox, Richard Courtois, Nathan Heard, Steven Flannery, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (PG), Anthony Tucker (SF), Toney McGonigle (PF), Kenneth Daves (C) William Hutson, Ron Wright, Jesse Allen, Arthur Riegel | |
| 09:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 09:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Bernard Blose gets the rebound | 68-49 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Anthony Tucker takes the ball from Antonio Scarborough | 68-49 |
| 08:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Daves | 68-51 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Vincent Wroten's pass is intercepted by Stacy Phillips in the backcourt | 68-51 |
| 08:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne blows the layup | 68-51 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Bernard Blose knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Antonio Scarborough | 71-51 |
| 07:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 71-51 |
| 07:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle tips it home | 71-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Michael (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Blose (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Roderick Payne (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stacy Phillips (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Anthony Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Toney McGonigle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Daves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Butler | Toney McGonigle steps in front of the Vincent Wroten pass | 71-53 |
| 07:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Stacy Phillips | 71-55 |
| 07:06 | Butler | William Michael buries a shot from the right side | 73-55 |
| 06:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle can't throw it down | 73-55 |
| 06:48 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Michael | 73-55 |
| 06:46 | Butler | Stacy Phillips is called for the reach on Vincent Wroten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stacy Phillips, team foul #8 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Nathan Heard (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Antonio Scarborough, Earl Redding, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman (SG), Angel Ortiz (SF), Arthur Riegel (C) Stacy Phillips, Anthony Tucker, Kenneth Daves | |
| 06:46 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 06:46 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| 06:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman misses the 3 from the left corner | 75-55 |
| 06:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz tips it in | 75-57 |
| 06:07 | Butler | William Michael misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 75-57 |
| 06:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle gets the rebound | 75-57 |
| 05:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Nathan Heard - foul #1 on Nathan Heard, team foul #9 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG) Vincent Wroten | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen (PF) Toney McGonigle | |
| 05:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman makes the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 05:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Roderick Payne is called for the reach on Shawn Kirch - foul #2 on Roderick Payne, team foul #9 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Eddy Cowan (PF) Richard Courtois, William Michael | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 05:22 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 05:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen snags the defensive board | 75-59 |
| 05:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Roderick Payne | 75-61 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Nathan Heard is fouled on the floor by Eddie Hardman - foul #1 on Eddie Hardman, team foul #10 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Antonio Scarborough (SG), Bernard Blose (PF) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson (PG), Stacy Phillips (SG) Roderick Payne, Eddie Hardman | |
| 04:41 | Butler | Nathan Heard makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Nathan Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 04:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips is fouled on the floor by Antonio Scarborough - foul #3 on Antonio Scarborough, team foul #10 | 77-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG) Nathan Heard | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle (PF) Jesse Allen | |
| 04:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 04:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 04:18 | Butler | William Hutson is called for the reach on Shawn Kirch - foul #3 on William Hutson, team foul #11 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG) Curtis Wilcox | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker (SF), Kenneth Daves (PF) Angel Ortiz, Toney McGonigle | |
| 04:18 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 04:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves pulls down the rebound | 77-63 |
| 04:03 | UC Santa Barbara | The short jumper by Stacy Phillips is denied by Shawn Kirch | 77-63 |
| 04:01 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Tucker | 77-63 |
| 03:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bernard Blose - foul #1 on Bernard Blose, team foul #11 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Nathan Heard (SF), William Michael (PF) Antonio Scarborough, Earl Redding, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright (PF) Arthur Riegel | |
| 03:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 03:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Heard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - William Hutson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stacy Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Tucker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ron Wright (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Daves (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Butler | William Hutson is called for the reach on Curtis Wilcox in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Hutson, team foul #12 | 77-65 |
| 03:40 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 03:40 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 03:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves grabs the defensive rebound | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-65 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz (SF), Toney McGonigle (C) Anthony Tucker, Kenneth Daves | |
| 03:25 | Butler | William Michael is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Michael, team foul #12 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Flannery (PF), Eddy Cowan (C) William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman (PG) William Hutson | |
| 03:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman connects on the shot from the right side set up by Toney McGonigle | 78-67 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Eddie Hardman steals it from Curtis Wilcox in the backcourt | 78-67 |
| 03:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips lays it up and in on a great pass from Eddie Hardman | 78-69 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Ron Wright steals the ball from Curtis Wilcox | 78-69 |
| 02:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips is whistled for a carry | 78-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF) Curtis Wilcox, Richard Courtois, Nathan Heard, Steven Flannery | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (PG), William Hutson (SG), Jesse Allen (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Eddie Hardman, Stacy Phillips, Ron Wright, Toney McGonigle | |
| 02:21 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-69 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Eddy Cowan tips it back up and in | 80-69 |
| 02:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz loses the dribble to Antonio Scarborough | 80-69 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Bernard Blose (PF) Antonio Scarborough, William Michael | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman (SG), Anthony Tucker (SF), Kenneth Daves (PF) Roderick Payne, Angel Ortiz, Jesse Allen | |
| 01:43 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eddy Cowan | 83-69 |
| 01:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman is fouled on the floor by Eddy Cowan - foul #1 on Eddy Cowan, team foul #13 | 83-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (SG), Steven Flannery (SF) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle (PF) Arthur Riegel | |
| 01:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman makes the 1st free throw | 83-70 |
| 01:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman makes the 2nd free throw | 83-71 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Bernard Blose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-71 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Earl Redding grabs the offensive board | 83-71 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Earl Redding is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 83-71 |
| 00:46 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to William Hutson | 83-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Earl Redding - foul #3 on Earl Redding, team foul #14 | 83-71 |
| 00:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman makes the 1st free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Butler | Eddie Hardman steals the ball from Richard Courtois in the backcourt | 83-73 |
| 00:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle lays it in | 83-75 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-75 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Earl Redding, Richard Courtois, Steven Flannery, Bernard Blose, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (PG), Stacy Phillips (SG), Angel Ortiz (SF), Jesse Allen (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Eddie Hardman, William Hutson, Anthony Tucker, Toney McGonigle, Kenneth Daves | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is fouled in the backcourt by Stacy Phillips - foul #4 on Stacy Phillips, team foul #13 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Curtis Wilcox steals the ball from Jesse Allen | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox runs out the clock | 85-75 |