| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Homer Ratliff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Perdue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Woodrow Jules (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Andrew Jarrard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernard Watkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bernard Watkins inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Butler | Everett Savory misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Woodrow Jules - foul #1 on Woodrow Jules, team foul #1 | 28-21 |
| 19:35 | Butler | Everett Savory misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 19:35 | Butler | Everett Savory makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 19:18 | Virginia | Robert Harris misses the lay-in | 28-22 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Everett Savory hits a fadeaway from the left side | 28-24 |
| 18:47 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Everett Savory - foul #1 on Everett Savory, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 18:47 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:47 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Samuel Foster grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Samuel Foster lays it in on a nice dish by Everett Savory | 28-26 |
| 17:56 | Virginia | Andrew Jarrard hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Perdue | 30-26 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Everett Savory clanks a jumper from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Thomas Wagner tips it but misses | 30-26 |
| 17:33 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 17:16 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Bernard Watkins snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 16:52 | Butler | Samuel Foster can't throw it down but he's hacked by Michael Perdue - foul #1 on Michael Perdue, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Virginia | Glenn Moore (PG), Gerald Bradley (SG), William Arevalo (PF), Jerry Meyer (C) Robert Harris, Homer Ratliff, Woodrow Jules, Andrew Jarrard | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Walter Matuszeski (SF), David Sparling (C) Douglas Griffin, Bernard Watkins, Thomas Wagner | |
| 16:52 | Butler | Samuel Foster misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 16:52 | Butler | Samuel Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:36 | Virginia | Michael Perdue clanks a jumper from the left side | 30-27 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Samuel Foster hits a shot near the basket set up by Everett Savory | 30-29 |
| 15:43 | Virginia | Gerald Bradley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 15:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Walter Matuszeski | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Glenn Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Perdue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Matuszeski (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Samuel Foster (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Sparling (fresh) | |
| 15:12 | Butler | Richard Duvall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 15:11 | Virginia | William Arevalo grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 15:09 | Virginia | Richard Duvall is called for the reach on Glenn Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Duvall, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), Duane Barnes (SG), Woodrow Jules (PF), Andrew Jarrard (C) Glenn Moore, Gerald Bradley, William Arevalo, Jerry Meyer | |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (PG), Tim Pointer (SF), William Potter (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) Everett Savory, Walter Matuszeski, Samuel Foster, David Sparling | |
| 14:53 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 30-29 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Thomas Wagner gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Richard Duvall blows the layup | 30-29 |
| 14:22 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 14:17 | Virginia | Duane Barnes is hacked by Richard Duvall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Duvall, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Homer Ratliff (SF) Michael Perdue | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF) Richard Duvall, Thomas Wagner | |
| 13:57 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff's fadeaway is rejected by Tim Pointer | 30-29 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Tim Pointer gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 13:48 | Butler | Tim Pointer's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Jarrard | 30-29 |
| 13:46 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 13:44 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff is hacked by Bernard Watkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Watkins, team foul #4 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Glenn Moore (PG), William Arevalo (PF), Jerry Meyer (C) Robert Harris, Woodrow Jules, Andrew Jarrard | |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Matuszeski (SF) Bernard Watkins | |
| 13:22 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff is fouled on the floor by Walter Matuszeski - foul #1 on Walter Matuszeski, team foul #5 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gerald Bradley (SF) Duane Barnes | |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Foster (PF), David Sparling (C) William Potter, Tim Pointer | |
| 13:01 | Virginia | Gerald Bradley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 13:00 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff grabs the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 12:49 | Virginia | Gerald Bradley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Samuel Foster snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 12:26 | Butler | David Sparling can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Homer Ratliff - foul #1 on Homer Ratliff, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Duane Barnes (SG), Woodrow Jules (PF), Andrew Jarrard (C) Homer Ratliff, William Arevalo, Jerry Meyer | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Richard Duvall (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF) George Larson, Douglas Griffin, Walter Matuszeski | |
| 12:26 | Butler | David Sparling makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 12:26 | Butler | David Sparling makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 12:03 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-31 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Richard Duvall pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 11:38 | Butler | Samuel Foster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 30-31 |
| 11:36 | Virginia | Andrew Jarrard gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Glenn Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Duane Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Bradley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Woodrow Jules (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Jarrard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bernard Watkins (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Foster (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Sparling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Virginia | Glenn Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), Michael Perdue (SF) Glenn Moore, Gerald Bradley | |
| Subs | Butler | William Potter (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) Samuel Foster, David Sparling | |
| 11:22 | Butler | Everett Savory scores on a jumper from the right side | 30-33 |
| 11:20 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules's pass is intercepted by Everett Savory in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 11:03 | Butler | The short jumper by William Potter is denied by Andrew Jarrard | 30-33 |
| 11:01 | Virginia | Andrew Jarrard snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 10:35 | Virginia | William Potter steals the ball from Andrew Jarrard | 30-33 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Everett Savory is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Harris - foul #2 on Robert Harris, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Homer Ratliff (SF), William Arevalo (PF), Jerry Meyer (C) Michael Perdue, Woodrow Jules, Andrew Jarrard | |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (PG), Walter Matuszeski (SF) Everett Savory, Bernard Watkins | |
| 10:15 | Butler | Thomas Wagner misses the dunk but he's hacked by Duane Barnes - foul #4 on Duane Barnes, team foul #5 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gerald Bradley (SF) Duane Barnes | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG) Richard Duvall | |
| 10:15 | Butler | Thomas Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Thomas Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 10:11 | Virginia | Gerald Bradley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Pointer (C) Thomas Wagner | |
| 09:47 | Butler | William Potter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Wagner (C) William Potter | |
| 09:45 | Virginia | Gerald Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 09:28 | Butler | George Larson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 09:26 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Jerry Meyer | 30-35 |
| 09:07 | Virginia | Robert Harris is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 09:06 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff tips it back up and in | 32-35 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Thomas Wagner knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Griffin | 32-37 |
| 08:31 | Virginia | Robert Harris misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Thomas Wagner pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Homer Ratliff steps in front of the Thomas Wagner pass | 32-37 |
| 08:09 | Virginia | Robert Harris is fouled in the backcourt by George Larson - foul #4 on George Larson, team foul #6 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Glenn Moore (PG), Michael Perdue (SF), Woodrow Jules (PF), Andrew Jarrard (C) Robert Harris, Gerald Bradley, William Arevalo, Jerry Meyer | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Richard Duvall (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), William Potter (PF), David Sparling (C) George Larson, Douglas Griffin, Walter Matuszeski, Tim Pointer, Thomas Wagner | |
| 07:47 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 07:45 | Virginia | Michael Perdue snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 07:32 | Virginia | Bernard Watkins is called for the reach on Michael Perdue - foul #4 on Bernard Watkins, team foul #7 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Duane Barnes (SG) Homer Ratliff | |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Foster (PF) William Potter | |
| 07:32 | Virginia | Michael Perdue misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 07:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to Samuel Foster | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Glenn Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Duane Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Perdue (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Woodrow Jules (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Jarrard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bernard Watkins (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - David Sparling (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Butler | Richard Duvall can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 07:15 | Virginia | Andrew Jarrard grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 07:01 | Virginia | Andrew Jarrard is called for traveling | 32-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (PG) Everett Savory | |
| 06:37 | Butler | The jump hook by Samuel Foster is blocked by Woodrow Jules | 32-37 |
| 06:36 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 06:20 | Virginia | Glenn Moore knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Duane Barnes | 34-37 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Samuel Foster buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by David Sparling | 34-39 |
| 05:49 | Virginia | Woodrow Jules is wide open and slams it home | 36-39 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Richard Duvall makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 05:05 | Virginia | Michael Perdue misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bernard Watkins - foul #5 on Bernard Watkins, team foul #8 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Harris (PG), Gerald Bradley (SG), William Arevalo (PF), Jerry Meyer (C) Glenn Moore, Duane Barnes, Woodrow Jules, Andrew Jarrard | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Walter Matuszeski (SF), William Potter (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) George Larson, Richard Duvall, Bernard Watkins, Samuel Foster, David Sparling | |
| 05:05 | Virginia | Michael Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 05:05 | Virginia | Michael Perdue misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 05:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Wagner | 37-42 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Jerry Meyer is called for the reach on Douglas Griffin - foul #1 on Jerry Meyer, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Virginia | Homer Ratliff (SG) Michael Perdue | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:22 | Butler | Everett Savory misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 04:20 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 04:01 | Virginia | William Arevalo knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Harris | 39-42 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Thomas Wagner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 39-42 |
| 03:35 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Griffin | 39-42 |
| 03:11 | Butler | Everett Savory scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Homer Ratliff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Bradley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Arevalo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Meyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Matuszeski (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - William Potter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Douglas Griffin - foul #2 on Douglas Griffin, team foul #9 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | Duane Barnes (SG), Michael Perdue (SF) Gerald Bradley, Jerry Meyer | |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (PG), Richard Duvall (SG), Tim Pointer (SF), Samuel Foster (PF) Everett Savory, Douglas Griffin, Walter Matuszeski, William Potter | |
| 02:47 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 02:47 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 02:47 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to William Arevalo | 40-45 |
| 02:26 | Virginia | Duane Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-45 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Butler | David Sparling (C) Thomas Wagner | |
| 02:07 | Butler | Samuel Foster misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-45 |
| 02:06 | Virginia | Robert Harris gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 01:50 | Virginia | Michael Perdue makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | Woodrow Jules (PF), Andrew Jarrard (C) Homer Ratliff, William Arevalo | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Walter Matuszeski (SF), Thomas Wagner (C) George Larson, Richard Duvall, Tim Pointer, David Sparling | |
| 01:21 | Butler | Samuel Foster lays it in set up by Walter Matuszeski | 42-47 |
| 01:01 | Virginia | Robert Harris hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Woodrow Jules and he's hacked by Everett Savory - foul #2 on Everett Savory, team foul #10 | 44-47 |
| 01:01 | Virginia | Robert Harris makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Perdue - foul #2 on Michael Perdue, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Virginia | Andrew Jarrard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Douglas Griffin snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Douglas Griffin is hacked by Duane Barnes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Duane Barnes, team foul #8 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | Homer Ratliff (SG) Duane Barnes | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Douglas Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Douglas Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:15 | Virginia | Michael Perdue drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Harris - foul #3 on Robert Harris, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG) Douglas Griffin | |
| 00:14 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Michael Perdue misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Thomas Wagner is hacked by Homer Ratliff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Homer Ratliff, team foul #10 | 48-53 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Thomas Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Thomas Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff is hacked by Thomas Wagner - foul #2 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #11 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG) Richard Duvall | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |