| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Dewar inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 30-32 |
| 19:30 | Butler | Goran Kamienski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Hung Tang denies the turnaround by Jerome Somalski | 30-32 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Clay Moore grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Clay Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Clay Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-32 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Hung Tang misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is hacked by Goran Kamienski - foul #3 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG) Goran Kamienski | |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Robert Taylor loses the dribble to Clay Moore | 30-32 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Russell Robbins slams it home on a nice dish by Clay Moore | 30-34 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Clay Moore - foul #1 on Clay Moore, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), David Nock (PF) Stjepan Politowski, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Womack (C) Hung Tang | |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Clay Moore banks in the layup | 31-36 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Clay Moore steals it from Robert Taylor in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| 16:49 | Butler | Bernard Dicken knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Clay Moore | 31-38 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 16:34 | Xavier | David Nock tips it back up and in | 33-38 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Bernard Dicken hits a shot in the paint set up by Julio Martin | 33-40 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | James Dewar clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 16:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Russell Robbins | 33-40 |
| 15:55 | Butler | Julio Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF) Robert Taylor, James Dewar, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, Julio Martin, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Edward Womack | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Nock (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Roberts (fresh) C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Ronnie Krone - foul #2 on Ronnie Krone, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Juan Sanchez | 38-40 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Thomas Lyons loses the ball out of bounds | 38-40 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 14:31 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Goran Kamienski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (PG), James Dewar (SF), Clifford Bryant (C) Juan Sanchez, Dikembe Ali, David Nock | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:09 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Goran Kamienski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lyons | 38-43 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Dewar | 41-43 |
| 13:12 | Butler | Ronnie Krone buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Roberts | 41-45 |
| 12:46 | Xavier | Hung Tang denies the turnaround by Timothy Gibbs | 41-45 |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant misses the tip | 41-45 |
| 12:42 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kamienski | 41-45 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Krone | 41-48 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-48 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Hung Tang misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Clifford Bryant - foul #2 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Juan Sanchez (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), David Nock (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Samuel Wolak, Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Timothy Gibbs, Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Ronnie Krone, Jeffrey Roberts | |
| 11:56 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Nock (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Hung Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Clay Moore is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Clay Moore, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Womack (C) Hung Tang | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Clay Moore steals the ball from Robert Taylor | 44-50 |
| 11:12 | Butler | Edward Womack comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Juan Sanchez - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| 11:12 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:12 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Robert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Russell Robbins - foul #1 on Russell Robbins, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Juan Sanchez steals it from Edward Womack | 46-52 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Bernard Dicken hits a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #3 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF) Dikembe Ali, David Nock | |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG) Julio Martin | |
| 09:48 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:36 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 48-55 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Edward Womack hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses badly on a runner from the right block | 48-55 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Edward Womack grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Bernard Dicken slams it home | 48-57 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski comes up short on the floater from the left side | 48-57 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Russell Robbins gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Goran Kamienski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Bernard Dicken tips it home | 48-59 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | James Dewar can't finish the layup | 48-59 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Russell Robbins snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Somalski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Goran Kamienski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Dicken (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Robbins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Edward Womack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Butler | Bernard Dicken lays it in set up by Edward Womack | 48-61 |
| 07:13 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez's pass is intercepted by Edward Womack | 48-61 |
| 06:56 | Butler | Edward Womack hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-61 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't tip it in | 48-61 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | James Dewar grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Gibbs | 50-61 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Timothy Gibbs swats the short shot by Bernard Dicken | 50-61 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | James Dewar grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Robert Taylor buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Dewar and the foul's on Clay Moore - foul #3 on Clay Moore, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), David Nock (PF), Clifford Bryant (C) Juan Sanchez, James Dewar, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Edward Womack | |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Robert Taylor makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-61 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to David Nock | 53-61 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Julio Martin is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Julio Martin, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Thomas Lyons - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #4 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:35 | Butler | Ronnie Krone connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Julio Martin | 55-63 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-63 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Bryant | 55-63 |
| 04:08 | Xavier | David Nock can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Thomas Lyons grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 03:44 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Lyons is blocked by David Nock | 55-63 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Dikembe Ali, David Nock, Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Jeffrey Roberts | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Samuel Wolak | 57-63 |
| 03:20 | Butler | Clay Moore buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Goran Kamienski | 57-66 |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is hacked by Hung Tang - foul #2 on Hung Tang, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG) Samuel Wolak | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Hung Tang can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Jerome Somalski - foul #3 on Jerome Somalski, team foul #5 | 59-66 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Hung Tang misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:34 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs hits a turnaround from the right block | 61-67 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Goran Kamienski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Clay Moore | 61-70 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | James Dewar can't finish the layup | 61-70 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | James Dewar tips it in | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Butler | Stjepan Politowski takes the ball from Goran Kamienski | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Xavier | James Dewar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG) Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:13 | Butler | Bernard Dicken clanks a jumper from the right block | 63-70 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs grabs the board | 63-70 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Taylor | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Goran Kamienski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-70 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Hung Tang snags the offensive board | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Butler | Hung Tang is fouled on the floor by Robert Taylor - foul #4 on Robert Taylor, team foul #6 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Clay Moore | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Thomas Lyons - foul #5 on Robert Taylor, team foul #7 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG) Russell Robbins | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jerome Somalski | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Xavier | James Dewar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-70 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Hung Tang snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Hung Tang is hacked by Juan Sanchez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Robbins (PF) Clay Moore | |
| 00:14 | Butler | Hung Tang misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Goran Kamienski grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Goran Kamienski is hacked by Stjepan Politowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #9 | 65-70 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-70 |