| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) SG - Harold Finnie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilson Ward (fresh) PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Nick Price (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas McFerron (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Dupree (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dale Epps (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Wilson Ward inbounds the ball | 29-41 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Butler | Leon Ottinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-41 |
| 19:21 | Texas-Arlington | Nick Price makes the floater from the left side | 29-43 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Harold Finnie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-43 |
| 19:00 | Texas-Arlington | Dale Epps pulls down the rebound | 29-43 |
| 18:46 | Texas-Arlington | Edward Richardson banks in the layup on a great pass from Nick Price | 29-45 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Dennis Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Harold Finnie | 32-45 |
| 18:08 | Texas-Arlington | Stanley Dupree hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Nick Price | 32-47 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Stanley Dupree takes the ball from Jonathon McCracken | 32-47 |
| 17:25 | Texas-Arlington | Nick Price misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 17:23 | Texas-Arlington | Edward Richardson hits the follow up shot | 32-49 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Dennis Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-49 |
| 17:07 | Texas-Arlington | Edward Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 16:53 | Texas-Arlington | Nick Price is whistled for a carry | 32-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Clayton Goodman (SF), Bruce Gapinski (PF), Gregory Duncan (C) Dennis Smith, Harold Finnie, Wilson Ward, Leon Ottinger, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Alex Judd (SF), Trent Pettit (PF), Carlos Venters (C) Stanley Dupree, Dale Epps, Edward Richardson | |
| 16:42 | Butler | Andrew Dunn knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Cartee and the foul's on Carlos Venters - foul #1 on Carlos Venters, team foul #1 | 34-49 |
| 16:42 | Butler | Andrew Dunn makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 16:20 | Texas-Arlington | Alex Judd misses the dunk | 35-49 |
| 16:19 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas McFerron tips it back up and in | 35-51 |
| 16:12 | Butler | Thomas Cartee misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-51 |
| 16:10 | Butler | Clayton Goodman tips it back up and in | 37-51 |
| 15:59 | Texas-Arlington | Alex Judd's pass is intercepted by Gregory Duncan | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Goodman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Duncan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Nick Price (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas McFerron (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Judd (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Trent Pettit (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Venters (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Butler | Gregory Duncan hits the finger roll | 39-51 |
| 15:26 | Texas-Arlington | Nick Price scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Trent Pettit | 39-54 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-54 |
| 15:11 | Texas-Arlington | Trent Pettit pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| 14:52 | Texas-Arlington | Alex Judd misses long on a shot from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 14:50 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski grabs the board | 39-54 |
| 14:47 | Butler | Thomas McFerron picks off the pass by Thomas Cartee in the backcourt | 39-54 |
| 14:39 | Texas-Arlington | Gregory Duncan is called for the reach on Trent Pettit - foul #3 on Gregory Duncan, team foul #1 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Harold Finnie (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Thomas Cartee, Andrew Dunn, Clayton Goodman, Bruce Gapinski, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | James Arter (SG), Stanley Dupree (SF), Dale Epps (PF), Edward Richardson (C) Nick Price, Thomas McFerron, Trent Pettit, Carlos Venters | |
| 14:14 | Texas-Arlington | Edward Richardson is fouled on the floor by Jonathon McCracken - foul #1 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #2 | 39-54 |
| 14:06 | Texas-Arlington | Alex Judd makes the floater from close range set up by James Arter | 39-56 |
| 13:52 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Stanley Dupree - foul #1 on Stanley Dupree, team foul #2 | 39-56 |
| 13:52 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 13:52 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 13:52 | Texas-Arlington | Edward Richardson gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 13:27 | Texas-Arlington | Edward Richardson slams it home set up by Alex Judd | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:12 | Butler | Dennis Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-58 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Nick Price (PG), Thomas McFerron (SG) Alex Judd, James Arter | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:57 | Texas-Arlington | Nick Price's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathon McCracken | 40-58 |
| 12:56 | Butler | Leon Ottinger snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Nick Price steals the ball from Jonathon McCracken | 40-58 |
| 12:35 | Texas-Arlington | Stanley Dupree hits the finger roll set up by Nick Price | 40-60 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Thomas McFerron is called for the reach on Thomas Cancel - foul #1 on Thomas McFerron, team foul #3 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Gapinski (PF) Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 12:06 | Butler | Harold Finnie drills a shot from the right side | 42-60 |
| 11:44 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas McFerron misses the lay-in | 42-60 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken pulls down the rebound | 42-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Finnie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Nick Price (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas McFerron (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Dupree (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dale Epps (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Richardson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Stanley Dupree picks off the pass by Dennis Smith | 42-60 |
| 11:13 | Texas-Arlington | Dale Epps misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-60 |
| 11:12 | Texas-Arlington | Dale Epps can't tip it in | 42-60 |
| 11:11 | Texas-Arlington | Stanley Dupree gets the offensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 10:50 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas McFerron can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dennis Smith - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #3 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), Gregory Duncan (C) Dennis Smith, Harold Finnie, Thomas Cancel, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Alex Judd (SF), Trent Pettit (PF), Carlos Venters (C) Stanley Dupree, Dale Epps, Edward Richardson | |
| 10:50 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas McFerron makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 10:50 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas McFerron makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Wilson Ward can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-62 |
| 10:34 | Texas-Arlington | Trent Pettit snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 10:10 | Texas-Arlington | Trent Pettit knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas McFerron | 42-64 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Nick Price - foul #2 on Nick Price, team foul #4 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Leon Ottinger (PF) Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | James Arter (SG), Daniel Whitfield (PF) Nick Price, Thomas McFerron | |
| 10:01 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 10:01 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Whitfield pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| 09:45 | Texas-Arlington | Trent Pettit is hacked by Gregory Duncan - foul #4 on Gregory Duncan, team foul #4 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathon McCracken (C) Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 09:23 | Texas-Arlington | Leon Ottinger is called for the reach on Trent Pettit - foul #1 on Leon Ottinger, team foul #5 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Dale Epps (PF) Daniel Whitfield | |
| 08:54 | Texas-Arlington | Dale Epps double dribbles | 42-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Thomas Cancel (SF) Thomas Cartee, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Nick Price (PG), Thomas McFerron (SG), Stanley Dupree (SF), Edward Richardson (C) Alex Judd, James Arter, Carlos Venters, Trent Pettit | |
| 08:44 | Butler | Dennis Smith drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Wilson Ward | 45-64 |
| 08:15 | Texas-Arlington | Leon Ottinger blocks the jumper by Thomas McFerron | 45-64 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Thomas Cancel grabs the board | 45-64 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-64 |
| 07:46 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas McFerron pulls down the rebound | 45-64 |
| 07:30 | Texas-Arlington | Edward Richardson is whistled for a carry | 45-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (SG), Bruce Gapinski (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Andrew Dunn, Leon Ottinger, Wilson Ward | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Trent Pettit (PF) Dale Epps | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Finnie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Nick Price (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas McFerron (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Dupree (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Trent Pettit (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Richardson (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Butler | Harold Finnie misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-64 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski gets the offensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Harold Finnie misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-64 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken gets the offensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Clayton Goodman (SF) Dennis Smith, Thomas Cancel | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Alex Judd (SF), Carlos Venters (C) Stanley Dupree, Edward Richardson | |
| 06:34 | Texas-Arlington | Carlos Venters drills a floater from the baseline set up by Nick Price | 45-66 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Harold Finnie buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Cartee | 48-66 |
| 06:09 | Texas-Arlington | Alex Judd is fouled on the floor by Harold Finnie - foul #3 on Harold Finnie, team foul #6 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Duncan (C) Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Dale Epps (PF) Nick Price | |
| 05:51 | Texas-Arlington | Thomas McFerron's pass is intercepted by Harold Finnie | 48-66 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Thomas Cartee blows the dunk | 48-66 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Gregory Duncan pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Clayton Goodman knocks in the runner near the basket | 50-66 |
| 05:15 | Texas-Arlington | Trent Pettit misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clayton Goodman - foul #2 on Clayton Goodman, team foul #7 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF) Thomas Cartee, Clayton Goodman, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Nick Price (PG), Stanley Dupree (SF), Edward Richardson (C) Thomas McFerron, Carlos Venters, Dale Epps | |
| 05:15 | Texas-Arlington | Trent Pettit misses the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 05:15 | Texas-Arlington | Trent Pettit makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Dennis Smith hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Finnie | 52-67 |
| 04:37 | Texas-Arlington | Gregory Duncan is called for the reach on Nick Price - foul #5 on Gregory Duncan, team foul #8 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Jonathon McCracken (C) Harold Finnie, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Dale Epps (PF) Trent Pettit | |
| 04:37 | Texas-Arlington | Nick Price makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 04:37 | Texas-Arlington | Nick Price makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Leon Ottinger's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Epps | 52-69 |
| 04:14 | Texas-Arlington | Edward Richardson snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| 04:10 | Texas-Arlington | Nick Price comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken grabs the defensive rebound | 52-69 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Andrew Dunn misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 52-69 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken grabs the offensive rebound | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Butler | Alex Judd is called for the reach on Dennis Smith - foul #1 on Alex Judd, team foul #5 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Wilson Ward (SF), Clayton Goodman (PF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Dennis Smith, Thomas Cancel, Leon Ottinger, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | James Arter (PG), David Jefferson (SG), Daniel Whitfield (PF), Carlos Venters (C) Nick Price, Stanley Dupree, Dale Epps, Edward Richardson | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Wilson Ward scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Clayton Goodman | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilson Ward (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clayton Goodman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - James Arter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jefferson (fresh) SF - Alex Judd (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Whitfield (fresh) C - Carlos Venters (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Texas-Arlington | David Jefferson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 55-69 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Thomas Cartee misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-69 |
| 02:56 | Texas-Arlington | James Arter pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 02:51 | Texas-Arlington | James Arter is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Arter, team foul #6 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Trent Pettit (C) Alex Judd | |
| 02:42 | Butler | Clayton Goodman comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 55-69 |
| 02:41 | Texas-Arlington | David Jefferson gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 02:26 | Texas-Arlington | David Jefferson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Dunn - foul #2 on Andrew Dunn, team foul #9 | 55-69 |
| 02:26 | Texas-Arlington | David Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:26 | Texas-Arlington | David Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Clayton Goodman snags the defensive board | 55-70 |
| 02:02 | Butler | David Jefferson is called for the reach on Andrew Dunn - foul #1 on David Jefferson, team foul #7 | 55-70 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Andrew Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Andrew Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:40 | Texas-Arlington | David Jefferson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Arter | 57-73 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Thomas Cartee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-73 |
| 01:20 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Whitfield snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 00:51 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Whitfield is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Daniel Whitfield, team foul #8 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Alex Judd (PG) David Jefferson | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Butler | Thomas Cartee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-73 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Andrew Dunn can't tip it in | 57-73 |
| 00:44 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Whitfield grabs the board | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Texas-Arlington | Bruce Gapinski swats the layup by Daniel Whitfield | 57-73 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Thomas Cartee grabs the board | 57-73 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Wilson Ward misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-73 |
| 00:15 | Texas-Arlington | Alex Judd gets the rebound | 57-73 |
| 00:00 | Texas-Arlington | Alex Judd runs out the clock | 57-73 |