| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Lee England (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Eshelman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mladen Brezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Burns (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Topps (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bernard Dicken inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Clay Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| 19:22 | Davidson | Lee England hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 19:20 | Davidson | Thomas Topps snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 19:00 | Davidson | Steven Eshelman is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 32-37 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Russell Robbins's pass is intercepted by Thomas Topps in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 18:46 | Davidson | Hugh Burns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Clay Moore pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Lee England is called for the reach on Clay Moore - foul #3 on Lee England, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Davidson | Michael Faulk (PG), James Moralez (C) Lee England, Thomas Topps | |
| 18:24 | Butler | Russell Robbins drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-37 |
| 18:03 | Davidson | Mladen Brezinski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-37 |
| 18:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Russell Robbins | 34-37 |
| 17:50 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Clay Moore | 36-37 |
| 17:26 | Davidson | Hugh Burns is fouled on the floor by Russell Robbins - foul #1 on Russell Robbins, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Davidson | Derrick Gardner (SG), Donald Kiser (PF), Edward Long (C) Steven Eshelman, Mladen Brezinski, Hugh Burns | |
| 17:16 | Davidson | Michael Faulk clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Edward Womack snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 16:54 | Butler | Thomas Lyons knocks in the shot from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 16:35 | Davidson | Michael Faulk makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Edward Womack is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Faulk - foul #1 on Michael Faulk, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Davidson | Steven Eshelman (SG), Harold Bunch (SF), Thomas Topps (C) Michael Faulk, James Moralez, Edward Long | |
| 16:22 | Butler | Julio Martin is called for traveling | 38-39 |
| 16:07 | Davidson | Derrick Gardner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Womack - foul #2 on Edward Womack, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 16:07 | Davidson | Derrick Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:07 | Davidson | Derrick Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Rene Rizzo comes up short on the runner in the paint | 38-41 |
| 15:58 | Davidson | The rebound goes to Derrick Gardner | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) C - Edward Womack (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Derrick Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Eshelman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Bunch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Kiser (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Topps (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Davidson | Harold Bunch hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Steven Eshelman | 38-43 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Thomas Lyons clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 15:25 | Davidson | Derrick Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 15:18 | Davidson | Steven Eshelman is hacked by Thomas Lyons - foul #3 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Davidson | Lee England (PG), Mladen Brezinski (SF), Hugh Burns (PF), Edward Long (C) Derrick Gardner, Harold Bunch, Donald Kiser, Thomas Topps | |
| 15:00 | Davidson | Hugh Burns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 14:58 | Davidson | Hugh Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:40 | Davidson | Edward Long loses the dribble to Clay Moore | 38-43 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Goran Kamienski can't throw it down | 38-43 |
| 14:34 | Davidson | Mladen Brezinski pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:30 | Davidson | Steven Eshelman is whistled for a carry | 38-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Davidson | Michael Faulk (SG) Steven Eshelman | |
| 14:28 | Butler | Clay Moore loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| 14:17 | Davidson | Mladen Brezinski misses the lay-in | 38-43 |
| 14:16 | Butler | Goran Kamienski pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Clay Moore can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Hung Tang tips it but misses | 38-43 |
| 13:52 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Dicken | 38-43 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Lee England is called for the reach on Bernard Dicken - foul #4 on Lee England, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Davidson | Derrick Gardner (PG), Steven Eshelman (SG), James Moralez (SF), Donald Kiser (PF), Thomas Topps (C) Lee England, Michael Faulk, Mladen Brezinski, Hugh Burns, Edward Long | |
| 13:17 | Butler | Edward Womack blows the wide open layup | 38-43 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Rene Rizzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Edward Womack hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Topps - foul #2 on Thomas Topps, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) Jeffrey Roberts | |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| 13:00 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:48 | Davidson | Derrick Gardner drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Moralez | 40-46 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Edward Womack misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 12:35 | Davidson | Donald Kiser snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 12:21 | Davidson | Steven Eshelman misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Ronnie Krone pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 11:51 | Davidson | James Moralez is whistled for traveling | 43-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Jeffrey Roberts (C) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Davidson | Michael Faulk (PG), Mladen Brezinski (SF), Hugh Burns (PF) Derrick Gardner, James Moralez, Donald Kiser | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Miladen Jankowski (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Michael Faulk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Eshelman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mladen Brezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Burns (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Topps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Butler | Russell Robbins connects on the open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Clay Moore | 45-46 |
| 11:14 | Davidson | Thomas Topps comes up short on the floater in the paint | 45-46 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Bernard Dicken gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Clay Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Miladen Jankowski tips it but misses | 45-46 |
| 10:53 | Davidson | Hugh Burns pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:31 | Davidson | Mladen Brezinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, Miladen Jankowski, Bernard Dicken, Jeffrey Roberts | |
| Subs | Davidson | Derrick Gardner (PG), Edward Long (C) Steven Eshelman, Thomas Topps | |
| 10:15 | Butler | Ronnie Krone clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Mladen Brezinski - foul #2 on Mladen Brezinski, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Davidson | James Moralez (PF) Hugh Burns | |
| 10:15 | Butler | Ronnie Krone misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Ronnie Krone makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:04 | Davidson | Michael Faulk can't finish the layup | 46-46 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Russell Robbins snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick Gardner - foul #2 on Derrick Gardner, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Davidson | Steven Eshelman (SG), Harold Bunch (SF) Michael Faulk, Mladen Brezinski | |
| 09:49 | Butler | Goran Kamienski connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-46 |
| 09:40 | Davidson | Goran Kamienski steals it from Harold Bunch | 49-46 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Derrick Gardner is called for the reach on Goran Kamienski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derrick Gardner, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Rene Rizzo (PF) Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Davidson | Donald Kiser (PF) Harold Bunch | |
| 09:38 | Butler | Goran Kamienski makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:38 | Davidson | Edward Long gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:13 | Davidson | Derrick Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Dicken (SF) Ronnie Krone | |
| Subs | Davidson | Michael Faulk (PG), Harold Bunch (SF), Hugh Burns (PF) Derrick Gardner, James Moralez, Edward Long | |
| 08:50 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Goran Kamienski | 52-46 |
| 08:26 | Davidson | Steven Eshelman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-46 |
| 08:25 | Davidson | Harold Bunch grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 08:12 | Davidson | Harold Bunch hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Bernard Dicken - foul #2 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Miladen Jankowski (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Davidson | Mladen Brezinski (SF), Thomas Topps (C) Michael Faulk, Donald Kiser | |
| 08:12 | Davidson | Harold Bunch makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:12 | Davidson | Harold Bunch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Clay Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Bunch - foul #1 on Harold Bunch, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Davidson | Michael Faulk (PG) Harold Bunch | |
| 08:10 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:46 | Davidson | Miladen Jankowski steps in front of the Mladen Brezinski pass | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miladen Jankowski (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Roberts (fresh) C - Edward Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Michael Faulk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Eshelman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mladen Brezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Burns (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Topps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Butler | Clay Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Mladen Brezinski - foul #3 on Mladen Brezinski, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) Miladen Jankowski | |
| Subs | Davidson | Lee England (PG), Derrick Gardner (SG), Edward Long (C) Michael Faulk, Steven Eshelman, Thomas Topps | |
| 07:44 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:35 | Davidson | Edward Long comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 56-48 |
| 07:34 | Davidson | Hugh Burns grabs the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 07:17 | Davidson | Derrick Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 07:16 | Davidson | Edward Long tips it in | 56-50 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Clay Moore scores on a jumper near the basket | 58-50 |
| 06:36 | Davidson | Lee England loses the dribble to Clay Moore | 58-50 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Julio Martin lays it up and in set up by Clay Moore | 60-50 |
| 06:13 | Davidson | Derrick Gardner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 06:11 | Davidson | The offensive rebound goes to Mladen Brezinski | 60-50 |
| 05:56 | Davidson | Derrick Gardner misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-50 |
| 05:55 | Davidson | Edward Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 05:39 | Davidson | Julio Martin is called for the reach on Lee England - foul #1 on Julio Martin, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Jeffrey Roberts, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Davidson | Steven Eshelman (SG), Harold Bunch (SF), James Moralez (PF), Donald Kiser (C) Derrick Gardner, Mladen Brezinski, Hugh Burns, Edward Long | |
| 05:28 | Davidson | Harold Bunch is whistled for traveling | 60-50 |
| 05:12 | Butler | Goran Kamienski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Goran Kamienski grabs the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 04:52 | Davidson | Donald Kiser gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 04:30 | Davidson | Steven Eshelman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 04:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Dicken | 60-50 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Thomas Lyons is hacked by Lee England in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lee England, team foul #10 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Davidson | Michael Faulk (PG) Lee England | |
| 04:26 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:13 | Davidson | Harold Bunch drills a fadeaway from the right side | 62-52 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Hung Tang banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Lyons | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Goran Kamienski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Hung Tang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Michael Faulk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Eshelman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Bunch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Moralez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Kiser (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Davidson | Donald Kiser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Rene Rizzo (PF) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Davidson | Derrick Gardner (PG), Mladen Brezinski (SF), Hugh Burns (PF), Thomas Topps (C) Steven Eshelman, Harold Bunch, James Moralez, Donald Kiser | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Bernard Dicken comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 64-52 |
| 03:17 | Davidson | The rebound goes to Michael Faulk | 64-52 |
| 03:12 | Davidson | Derrick Gardner is fouled on the floor by Miladen Jankowski - foul #2 on Miladen Jankowski, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG), Edward Womack (C) Bernard Dicken, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| 02:57 | Davidson | Rene Rizzo steals the ball from Hugh Burns | 64-52 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Russell Robbins (PF) Julio Martin, Miladen Jankowski, Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Davidson | Donald Kiser (PF) Hugh Burns | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Butler | Clay Moore is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Edward Womack grabs the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 02:10 | Davidson | Michael Faulk gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| 01:55 | Davidson | Derrick Gardner drills a floater from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 01:28 | Butler | Clay Moore is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Goran Kamienski | 67-54 |
| 01:19 | Davidson | Derrick Gardner is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Derrick Gardner, team foul #11 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Rene Rizzo (PF) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Davidson | James Moralez (SF), Edward Long (C) Mladen Brezinski, Thomas Topps | |
| 01:16 | Butler | Donald Kiser takes the ball from Julio Martin in the backcourt | 67-54 |
| 00:59 | Davidson | Edward Long is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Krone - foul #3 on Ronnie Krone, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| 00:59 | Davidson | Edward Long misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:59 | Butler | Rene Rizzo snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Butler | Rene Rizzo connects on the open shot near the basket set up by Ronnie Krone | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Davidson | Donald Kiser blows the layup | 69-54 |
| 00:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to Edward Womack | 69-54 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons runs out the clock | 69-54 |