| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Michael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Tom Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Tack (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hendrickson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Guidry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Goris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Nathan Heard inbounds the ball | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Nathan Heard clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 19:39 | Virginia Tech | Brian Guidry grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 19:34 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Nathan Heard - foul #3 on Nathan Heard, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF) Nathan Heard | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 19:34 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 19:34 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Guidry - foul #2 on Brian Guidry, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 19:10 | Virginia Tech | William Goris grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 18:53 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Brian Guidry picks off the pass by William Michael | 48-36 |
| 18:23 | Virginia Tech | William Tack is called for a backcourt violation | 48-36 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 18:06 | Virginia Tech | Brian Guidry grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 18:01 | Virginia Tech | William Tack makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Tom Vincent | 48-39 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is hacked by William Tack - foul #2 on William Tack, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Fred White (C) William Goris | |
| 17:37 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Fred White - foul #1 on Fred White, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Coy Dickert (SF) Michael Hendrickson | |
| 17:37 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 17:24 | Virginia Tech | Fred White comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-39 |
| 17:23 | Virginia Tech | Coy Dickert grabs the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 17:08 | Virginia Tech | Tom Vincent misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 17:06 | Butler | William Michael grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 16:54 | Butler | Eddy Cowan is fouled on the floor by Brian Guidry - foul #3 on Brian Guidry, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Steven Flannery (SF), Bernard Blose (PF) Curtis Wilcox, Earl Redding, William Michael | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Miquel Gallegos (PG), Jason Call (SF), Willie Burke (C) Tom Vincent, William Tack, Brian Guidry | |
| 16:34 | Butler | Vincent Wroten travels with the ball | 50-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (SG) Vincent Wroten | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson (SF) Jason Call | |
| 16:13 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Burke | 50-42 |
| 15:54 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 15:53 | Virginia Tech | Coy Dickert snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bernard Blose (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Miquel Gallegos (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Coy Dickert (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Michael Hendrickson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Burke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Virginia Tech | Bernard Blose is called for the reach on Miquel Gallegos - foul #1 on Bernard Blose, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Richard Courtois, Antonio Scarborough, Steven Flannery, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Tom Vincent (PG), William Tack (SG), William Goris (C) Miquel Gallegos, Coy Dickert, Willie Burke | |
| 15:42 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson is fouled on the floor by Nathan Heard - foul #4 on Nathan Heard, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF) Nathan Heard | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 15:25 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Earl Redding - foul #1 on Earl Redding, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (PF) Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brian Guidry (PF) Fred White | |
| 15:25 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 15:25 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Brian Guidry is called for the reach on William Michael - foul #4 on Brian Guidry, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Coy Dickert (SF), Willie Burke (PF) Michael Hendrickson, Brian Guidry | |
| 14:37 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 14:35 | Virginia Tech | William Goris grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 14:31 | Virginia Tech | Tom Vincent clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Vincent Wroten pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 14:18 | Butler | Earl Redding gets the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Kirch | 53-44 |
| 13:47 | Virginia Tech | William Tack hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-44 |
| 13:45 | Virginia Tech | William Goris tips it back up and in | 53-46 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Coy Dickert picks off the pass by William Michael | 53-46 |
| 13:06 | Virginia Tech | Willie Burke lays it up and in set up by Tom Vincent | 53-48 |
| 12:51 | Butler | William Michael lays it in | 55-48 |
| 12:47 | Virginia Tech | William Tack can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 12:45 | Virginia Tech | William Goris gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 12:32 | Virginia Tech | William Tack comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-48 |
| 12:31 | Virginia Tech | William Goris hits the follow up shot | 55-50 |
| 12:11 | Butler | Vincent Wroten can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 12:10 | Butler | William Michael grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Curtis Wilcox | 57-50 |
| 11:53 | Virginia Tech | Coy Dickert hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Tom Vincent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Tack (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Coy Dickert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Burke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Goris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Butler | Earl Redding misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 11:34 | Virginia Tech | William Goris pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 11:30 | Virginia Tech | Tom Vincent can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | Willie Burke misses the tip | 57-53 |
| 11:27 | Butler | Earl Redding grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 11:07 | Butler | Earl Redding's floater is knocked away by Willie Burke | 57-53 |
| 11:06 | Virginia Tech | Willie Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 10:47 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Wilcox picks off the pass by Tom Vincent | 57-53 |
| 10:43 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox throws it down | 59-53 |
| 10:16 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Wroten picks off the pass by Coy Dickert | 59-53 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Earl Redding clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 09:54 | Virginia Tech | William Goris grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 09:50 | Virginia Tech | Willie Burke is hacked by Curtis Wilcox - foul #1 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Antonio Scarborough (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Bernard Blose (PF), Eddy Cowan (C) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten, Earl Redding, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Miquel Gallegos (PG), Mark Bristow (SG), Michael Hendrickson (SF), Fred White (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Tom Vincent, William Tack, Coy Dickert, Willie Burke, William Goris | |
| 09:36 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson makes the runner from the right block | 59-55 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Steven Flannery comes up short on the jumper from close range | 59-55 |
| 09:20 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Fred White | 59-55 |
| 09:15 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Bristow | 59-57 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Bernard Blose scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Courtois | 62-57 |
| 08:30 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson slams it home | 62-59 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Clifford Johnson steps in front of the Steven Flannery pass | 62-59 |
| 07:55 | Virginia Tech | Richard Courtois picks off the pass by Michael Hendrickson | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bernard Blose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Miquel Gallegos (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Bristow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hendrickson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Courtois | 64-59 |
| 07:21 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson misses the 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Steven Flannery - foul #1 on Steven Flannery, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Richard Courtois, Antonio Scarborough, Steven Flannery, Bernard Blose, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Tom Vincent (PG), William Tack (SG), Brian Guidry (PF) Miquel Gallegos, Mark Bristow, Clifford Johnson | |
| 07:21 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 07:21 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 07:21 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson makes the 3rd free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:01 | Butler | William Tack steals the ball from William Michael | 64-62 |
| 06:58 | Virginia Tech | William Tack lays it up and in | 64-64 |
| 06:34 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Heard | 67-64 |
| 06:29 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson can't connect on a runner near the basket | 67-64 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Nathan Heard gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Nathan Heard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (PF) William Michael | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Coy Dickert (SF), Willie Burke (C) Michael Hendrickson, Fred White | |
| 05:53 | Virginia Tech | The refs have stopped play. Brian Guidry is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 67-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Miquel Gallegos (PG), Jason Call (SF), Clifford Johnson (C) Tom Vincent, William Tack, Brian Guidry | |
| 05:53 | Virginia Tech | Miquel Gallegos misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-64 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Bernard Blose snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nathan Heard | 69-64 |
| 05:29 | Virginia Tech | Jason Call misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Nathan Heard - foul #5 on Nathan Heard, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF) Nathan Heard | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 05:29 | Virginia Tech | Jason Call makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:29 | Virginia Tech | Jason Call makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Coy Dickert - foul #3 on Coy Dickert, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (SG) Vincent Wroten | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 05:07 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 04:45 | Virginia Tech | Jason Call comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 04:44 | Virginia Tech | Willie Burke pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 04:30 | Virginia Tech | A charge is called on Willie Burke - foul #1 on Willie Burke, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (SG), Steven Flannery (PF) Curtis Wilcox, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Tom Vincent (PG), William Tack (SG), Michael Hendrickson (SF), Fred White (PF), William Goris (C) Miquel Gallegos, Coy Dickert, Jason Call, Willie Burke, Clifford Johnson | |
| 04:13 | Butler | Eddy Cowan hits a turnaround from the right block | 73-66 |
| 04:06 | Virginia Tech | William Goris loses the dribble to Eddy Cowan | 73-66 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Richard Courtois clanks a 3 from the left corner | 73-66 |
| 03:53 | Virginia Tech | William Goris grabs the board | 73-66 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eddy Cowan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Tom Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Tack (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hendrickson (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Goris (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Virginia Tech | William Tack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-66 |
| 03:45 | Virginia Tech | William Tack grabs the offensive board | 73-66 |
| 03:31 | Virginia Tech | William Goris drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Tom Vincent and he's hacked by Eddy Cowan - foul #1 on Eddy Cowan, team foul #8 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Antonio Scarborough, Earl Redding, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 03:31 | Virginia Tech | William Goris makes the free throw | 73-69 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Shawn Kirch comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-69 |
| 03:16 | Virginia Tech | Fred White grabs the board | 73-69 |
| 03:11 | Virginia Tech | William Tack comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 03:10 | Virginia Tech | Fred White hits the follow up shot | 73-71 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Steven Flannery connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-71 |
| 02:56 | Virginia Tech | Fred White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG) Richard Courtois | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Coy Dickert (SF), Willie Burke (C) Michael Hendrickson, William Goris | |
| 02:43 | Butler | William Michael can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Fred White - foul #2 on Fred White, team foul #8 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 02:43 | Butler | William Michael misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:43 | Butler | William Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:41 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Steven Flannery, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson (SF) Coy Dickert | |
| 02:30 | Virginia Tech | Tom Vincent connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Hendrickson | 77-74 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is hacked by Willie Burke - foul #2 on Willie Burke, team foul #9 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Goris (C) Willie Burke | |
| 02:14 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 01:53 | Virginia Tech | William Tack can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-74 |
| 01:51 | Virginia Tech | Fred White tips it home | 79-76 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Shawn Kirch knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 81-76 |
| 01:15 | Virginia Tech | Fred White drills a turnaround from the right block | 81-78 |
| 01:04 | Butler | William Michael misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-78 |
| 01:02 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson pulls down the rebound | 81-78 |
| 00:49 | Virginia Tech | Fred White double dribbles | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Butler | Shawn Kirch loses the dribble to Tom Vincent | 81-78 |
| 00:09 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson is fouled on the floor by Earl Redding - foul #2 on Earl Redding, team foul #9 | 81-78 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brian Guidry (PF) Fred White | |
| 00:09 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:09 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Butler | Earl Redding is hacked by Tom Vincent in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tom Vincent, team foul #10 | 81-80 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:06 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Michael Hendrickson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-80 |