| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Edward Casella (fresh) SG - Russell Cummings (fresh) SF - Donald Zins (fresh) PF - Chris Avelar (fresh) C - Greg Ballard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Slack (fresh) SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) C - Jacob Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Joseph Payne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Butler | Joseph Payne hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Wright State | Russell Cummings is fouled on the floor by Larry Smith - foul #1 on Larry Smith, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Wright State | Donald Zins clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Wright State | Russell Cummings misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joseph Payne | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Richard Slack misses the dunk attempt | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Richard Slack can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Wright State | Chris Avelar grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Wright State | Greg Ballard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Richard Slack pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Butler | Joseph Payne loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Wright State | Greg Ballard's pass is intercepted by Larry Smith | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Richard Slack lays it in set up by Larry Smith | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Wright State | Edward Casella makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Dewei Zheng buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Payne | 3-7 |
| 17:49 | Wright State | Chris Avelar drills a jumper from the left block | 5-7 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Jacob Adams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Slack | 5-9 |
| 17:29 | Wright State | Donald Zins knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Casella | 8-9 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Donald Zins is called for the reach on Dewei Zheng - foul #1 on Donald Zins, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 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 | |
| 16:57 | Butler | Kim Randolph connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bill Lowery | 8-12 |
| 16:34 | Wright State | Greg Ballard misses the easy layup | 8-12 |
| 16:32 | Wright State | Edward Casella tips it home | 10-12 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Bill Lowery comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 10-12 |
| 16:13 | Wright State | Chris Avelar pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 15:59 | Wright State | Donald Zins loses the dribble to Bill Lowery | 10-12 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Bill Lowery hits the finger roll | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Edward Casella (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Cummings (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Zins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chris Avelar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Ballard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Childs (fresh) PF - Henry Ragin (fresh) C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Wright State | Bradley Childs is called for the reach on Donald Zins - foul #1 on Bradley Childs, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Wright State | Nicholas Seymour (PG), Donald Wilson (SG), Kevin Gleeson (SF), Joseph White (PF), Gregory Hubbard (C) Edward Casella, Russell Cummings, Donald Zins, Chris Avelar, Greg Ballard | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, Bradley Childs, Samuel Sandell | |
| 15:22 | Wright State | Gregory Hubbard blows the layup but he's fouled by Henry Ragin - foul #1 on Henry Ragin, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jacob Adams (C) Henry Ragin | |
| 15:22 | Wright State | Gregory Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 15:22 | Wright State | Gregory Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Richard Slack is fouled on the floor by Joseph White - foul #1 on Joseph White, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Wright State | Edward Casella (PG) Donald Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:47 | Butler | Jacob Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Gregory Hubbard - foul #1 on Gregory Hubbard, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| 14:47 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:47 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:47 | Butler | Jacob Adams makes the 3rd free throw | 11-15 |
| 14:24 | Wright State | Joseph White clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 14:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Larry Smith | 11-15 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Richard Slack drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Larry Smith | 11-17 |
| 13:41 | Wright State | Nicholas Seymour can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Slack - foul #1 on Richard Slack, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Wright State | Russell Cummings (SG), Donald Zins (SF), Chris Avelar (PF), Greg Ballard (C) Edward Casella, Kevin Gleeson, Joseph White, Gregory Hubbard | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Joseph Payne, Jacob Adams | |
| 13:41 | Wright State | Nicholas Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 13:41 | Wright State | Nicholas Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:41 | Wright State | Nicholas Seymour makes the 3rd free throw | 14-17 |
| 13:22 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 13:20 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Greg Ballard | 14-17 |
| 13:01 | Wright State | Nicholas Seymour comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-17 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Samuel Sandell grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 12:38 | Butler | Richard Slack misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 12:37 | Wright State | Chris Avelar pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 12:33 | Wright State | Russell Cummings makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chris Avelar | 16-17 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Nicholas Seymour steals it from Richard Slack | 16-17 |
| 12:03 | Wright State | Nicholas Seymour hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Zins | 19-17 |
| 11:49 | Butler | Nicholas Seymour takes the ball from Dewei Zheng | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Nicholas Seymour (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Russell Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Zins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chris Avelar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Ballard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Ragin (fairly fresh) C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Wright State | Russell Cummings is fouled on the floor by Samuel Sandell - foul #1 on Samuel Sandell, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Wright State | Edward Casella (PG), Kevin Gleeson (SG), Joseph White (PF), Gregory Hubbard (C) Nicholas Seymour, Russell Cummings, Chris Avelar, Greg Ballard | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Henry Ragin, Samuel Sandell | |
| 11:14 | Wright State | Kevin Gleeson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 11:12 | Wright State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Hubbard | 19-17 |
| 10:58 | Wright State | Donald Zins can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bradley Childs - foul #2 on Bradley Childs, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (SF) Bradley Childs | |
| 10:58 | Wright State | Donald Zins misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:58 | Wright State | Donald Zins misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Jacob Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 10:36 | Wright State | Gregory Hubbard grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 10:30 | Wright State | Joseph White hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Edward Casella | 21-17 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Kim Randolph travels with the ball | 21-17 |
| Subs | Wright State | Russell Cummings (SG), Chris Avelar (PF), Greg Ballard (C) Donald Zins, Joseph White, Gregory Hubbard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:40 | Wright State | Chris Avelar can't connect on a floater in the paint | 21-17 |
| 09:38 | Wright State | Kevin Gleeson grabs the offensive board | 21-17 |
| 09:31 | Wright State | Greg Ballard clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Jacob Adams - foul #1 on Jacob Adams, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Samuel Sandell (C) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, William Hall, Jacob Adams | |
| 09:31 | Wright State | Greg Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:31 | Wright State | Greg Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Richard Slack misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kevin Gleeson - foul #1 on Kevin Gleeson, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Wright State | Donald Zins (SF) Kevin Gleeson | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (PF) Joseph Payne | |
| 09:08 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:50 | Wright State | Donald Zins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-19 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Henry Ragin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Samuel Sandell | 22-21 |
| 08:16 | Wright State | Chris Avelar hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Smith - foul #2 on Larry Smith, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Jacob Adams (C) Larry Smith, Samuel Sandell | |
| 08:16 | Wright State | Chris Avelar makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:16 | Wright State | Chris Avelar makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses long on a jumper from the right side | 24-21 |
| 07:59 | Wright State | Greg Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 07:30 | Wright State | Donald Zins buries a jumpshot from the right side | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Edward Casella (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Zins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Avelar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Ballard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Ragin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Butler | Richard Slack misses short on a floater from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 07:07 | Butler | Dewei Zheng tips it but misses | 26-21 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Jacob Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Bill Lowery is hacked by Greg Ballard - foul #1 on Greg Ballard, team foul #5 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Wright State | Nicholas Seymour (PG), Donald Wilson (SG), Kevin Gleeson (SF), Joseph White (PF), Gregory Hubbard (C) Edward Casella, Russell Cummings, Donald Zins, Chris Avelar, Greg Ballard | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Dewei Zheng, Henry Ragin, Jacob Adams | |
| 06:36 | Butler | Richard Slack misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-21 |
| 06:34 | Butler | Joseph Payne snags the offensive board | 26-21 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Payne | 26-24 |
| 06:09 | Wright State | Nicholas Seymour buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Wilson | 28-24 |
| 05:47 | Butler | Richard Slack misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Samuel Sandell gets the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Gregory Hubbard is called for the reach on William Hall - foul #2 on Gregory Hubbard, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Wright State | Edward Casella (PG), Russell Cummings (SG), Donald Zins (SF), Jerry Neal (C) Nicholas Seymour, Donald Wilson, Kevin Gleeson, Gregory Hubbard | |
| Subs | Butler | Kim Randolph (PG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Jacob Adams (C) Bill Lowery, William Hall, Samuel Sandell | |
| 05:24 | Butler | Jacob Adams clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 05:23 | Wright State | Donald Zins grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 05:21 | Wright State | Edward Casella is hacked by Kim Randolph in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kim Randolph, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Wright State | Greg Ballard (C) Jerry Neal | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:21 | Wright State | Edward Casella makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:21 | Wright State | Edward Casella makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:12 | Butler | The jump hook by Jacob Adams is blocked by Greg Ballard | 30-24 |
| 05:10 | Wright State | Greg Ballard gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:51 | Wright State | Russell Cummings misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Richard Slack - foul #2 on Richard Slack, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Wright State | Chris Avelar (PF) Joseph White | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (SG) Richard Slack | |
| 04:51 | Wright State | Russell Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:51 | Wright State | Russell Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Bill Lowery hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kim Randolph | 32-27 |
| 04:16 | Wright State | Edward Casella clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Bill Lowery grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Joseph Payne comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 32-27 |
| 03:53 | Wright State | Greg Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 03:41 | Wright State | Chris Avelar slams it home set up by Russell Cummings | 34-27 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Chris Avelar steals it from Joseph Payne | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Edward Casella (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Cummings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Zins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Avelar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Ballard (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kim Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Lowery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Wright State | Greg Ballard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Joseph Payne snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 02:53 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 02:51 | Wright State | Chris Avelar snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 02:47 | Wright State | Edward Casella's pass is intercepted by Bill Lowery in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Kim Randolph hits the finger roll set up by Bill Lowery | 34-29 |
| 02:35 | Wright State | Chris Avelar misses the jump hook near the basket | 34-29 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Joseph Payne gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 02:10 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 02:09 | Wright State | Chris Avelar gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 02:04 | Wright State | Russell Cummings misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-29 |
| 02:02 | Wright State | Donald Zins grabs the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 01:52 | Wright State | Edward Casella comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-29 |
| 01:50 | Wright State | Greg Ballard tips it but misses | 34-29 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Bill Lowery can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 01:19 | Wright State | Donald Zins snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 01:04 | Wright State | Greg Ballard slams it home set up by Chris Avelar | 36-29 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses the 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Chris Avelar - foul #1 on Chris Avelar, team foul #7 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Wright State | Nicholas Seymour (PG), Donald Wilson (SG), Kevin Gleeson (SF), Joseph White (PF), Gregory Hubbard (C) Edward Casella, Russell Cummings, Donald Zins, Chris Avelar, Greg Ballard | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Henry Ragin (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Kim Randolph, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Jacob Adams | |
| 00:51 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 3rd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:34 | Wright State | Kevin Gleeson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG) Bill Lowery | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 00:16 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Joseph White | 36-32 |
| 00:02 | Wright State | Joseph White's layup is rejected by Henry Ragin | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | Wright State | The clock runs out | 36-32 |