| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Tommy Dale inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | UMass | Terrance Masterson misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Horace Stewart - foul #3 on Horace Stewart, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 19:34 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:34 | UMass | Terrance Masterson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Jason Lucas snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses short on a jumper near the basket | 27-32 |
| 19:07 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terrance Masterson | 27-32 |
| 19:01 | UMass | Tommy Dale is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Austin Leigh | 29-32 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Stephen Jasper hits a runner from close range | 29-34 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Bennett - foul #3 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (SF) Andrew Bennett | |
| 18:23 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:58 | Butler | Tommy Dale swats the short shot by Brandon Coppola | 31-34 |
| 17:56 | UMass | The rebound goes to Terrance Masterson | 31-34 |
| 17:43 | UMass | Austin Leigh's layup is rejected by John Sherrill | 31-34 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Stephen Jasper snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Stephen Jasper comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Joel Eaves - foul #3 on Joel Eaves, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Ronald Tober (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Mark Sullivan, Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Whited (C) John Sherrill | |
| 17:23 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:01 | UMass | Luis Bruhn connects on the jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 16:40 | Butler | The jump hook by Stephen Jasper is blocked by Walter Hill | 33-35 |
| 16:39 | Butler | Brandon Coppola tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Bruce Whited is called for the reach on Austin Leigh - foul #3 on Bruce Whited, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG) Austin Leigh | |
| Subs | Butler | John Sherrill (C) Bruce Whited | |
| 16:14 | UMass | Ronald Tober double dribbles | 33-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Terrance Masterson (C) Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:49 | Butler | Stephen Jasper jams it and he's fouled by Ronald Tober - foul #3 on Ronald Tober, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Eaves (PF) Luis Bruhn | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Horace Stewart (SG) Jason Lucas, Brandon Coppola | |
| 15:49 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Bennett (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UMass | Ronald Tober misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 15:36 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses the dunk attempt | 35-40 |
| 15:14 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Terrance Masterson buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ronald Tober | 37-40 |
| 14:47 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Luis Bruhn (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Walter Hill (C) Ronald Tober, Mark Sullivan, Kenneth Mayo, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Whited (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Stephen Jasper, John Sherrill | |
| 14:27 | UMass | The jump hook by Luis Bruhn is blocked by Kenneth Bennett | 37-40 |
| 14:25 | Butler | Bruce Whited grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-40 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:51 | Butler | Bruce Whited's floater is knocked away by Walter Hill | 37-40 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Andrew Bennett can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 13:48 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Whited | 37-40 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled on the floor by Luis Bruhn - foul #2 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Terrance Masterson (C) Luis Bruhn, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | John Sherrill (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| 13:14 | Butler | Andrew Bennett knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Kenneth Bennett and the foul's on Austin Leigh - foul #3 on Austin Leigh, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses the free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:14 | UMass | Mark Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:00 | UMass | Joel Eaves hits the finger roll set up by Terrance Masterson | 39-42 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Bruce Whited buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Bennett and he's hacked by Joel Eaves - foul #4 on Joel Eaves, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Ronald Tober (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF) Austin Leigh, Tommy Dale, Joel Eaves | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:37 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:17 | UMass | Mark Sullivan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Luis Bruhn | 42-45 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Mark Sullivan picks off the pass by Bruce Whited | 42-45 |
| 11:48 | UMass | Mark Sullivan hits the finger roll | 44-45 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Tober (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Bennett (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Whited (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Sherrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 11:23 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 11:22 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Terrance Masterson | 44-48 |
| 11:07 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo's pass is intercepted by Horace Stewart | 44-48 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Andrew Bennett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Horace Stewart | 44-50 |
| 10:45 | UMass | John Sherrill takes the ball from Mark Sullivan | 44-50 |
| 10:17 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 10:15 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Whited | 44-50 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Bennett | 44-52 |
| 09:30 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Tober | 46-52 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Mark Sullivan picks off the pass by Horace Stewart | 46-52 |
| 08:53 | UMass | Luis Bruhn is fouled on the floor by Bruce Whited - foul #4 on Bruce Whited, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Rodney Mize (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Walter Hill (PF), Bill Moore (C) Luis Bruhn, Mark Sullivan, Ronald Tober, Kenneth Mayo, Terrance Masterson | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Kenneth Bennett, Bruce Whited, John Sherrill | |
| 08:43 | UMass | Rodney Mize misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Lucas - foul #1 on Jason Lucas, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| 08:43 | UMass | Rodney Mize makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:43 | UMass | Rodney Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled on the floor by Walter Hill - foul #1 on Walter Hill, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Stephen Jasper hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Bennett | 48-54 |
| 07:45 | UMass | Jason Lucas steals it from Tommy Dale | 48-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Mize (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Hill (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bill Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Lucas (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Horace Stewart (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled on the floor by Tommy Dale - foul #2 on Tommy Dale, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Joel Eaves (PF) Rodney Mize, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:16 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 07:16 | UMass | Walter Hill grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Joel Eaves is fouled on the floor by Andrew Bennett - foul #4 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| 06:38 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Brandon Coppola grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Walter Hill gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:25 | UMass | Austin Leigh connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Walter Hill | 51-54 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Horace Stewart connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 05:52 | UMass | Luis Bruhn scores on a floater from the right block set up by Joel Eaves | 53-57 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Walter Hill swats the layup by Jason Lucas | 53-57 |
| 05:25 | UMass | Walter Hill grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 05:20 | UMass | Austin Leigh evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Luis Bruhn | 56-57 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Jason Lucas is fouled on the floor by Walter Hill - foul #2 on Walter Hill, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Kenneth Mayo (SF), Terrance Masterson (C) Austin Leigh, Luis Bruhn, Tommy Dale, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Whited (PF), John Sherrill (C) Stephen Jasper, Brandon Coppola | |
| 04:52 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:31 | UMass | Ronald Tober scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Kenneth Mayo | 58-59 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Kenneth Mayo takes the ball from Andrew Bennett | 58-59 |
| 03:58 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses the easy layup | 58-59 |
| 03:57 | Butler | Bruce Whited snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 03:35 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 03:33 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joel Eaves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (tired) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Lucas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Horace Stewart (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Sherrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | UMass | Ronald Tober is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-59 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Horace Stewart snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Ronald Tober picks off the pass by Horace Stewart | 58-59 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses the jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Jason Lucas grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Tommy Dale (SF) Ronald Tober, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Bennett (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Andrew Bennett, Bruce Whited, John Sherrill | |
| 02:44 | Butler | Horace Stewart buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-62 |
| 02:26 | UMass | Austin Leigh evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jason Lucas - foul #2 on Jason Lucas, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| 02:26 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:26 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Brandon Coppola gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Stephen Jasper buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Horace Stewart | 58-64 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Kenneth Bennett blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Tommy Dale | 58-64 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Horace Stewart gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), John Sherrill (C) Jason Lucas, Brandon Coppola | |
| 01:19 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 01:17 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Stephen Jasper can't throw it down | 58-64 |
| 00:56 | UMass | Mark Sullivan gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 58-64 |
| 00:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bennett | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass 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 (0) | |
| 00:47 | Butler | Austin Leigh is called for the reach on Kenneth Bennett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Austin Leigh, team foul #9 | 58-64 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Terrance Masterson gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Mark Sullivan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Dale | 60-65 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Mark Sullivan is called for the reach on Kenneth Bennett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Joel Eaves pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Kenneth Bennett steals the ball from Mark Sullivan | 60-65 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Stephen Jasper is hacked by Austin Leigh in the backcourt - foul #5 on Austin Leigh, team foul #11 | 60-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG) Austin Leigh | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG) Kenneth Bennett | |
| 00:33 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:28 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Terrance Masterson snags the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Ronald Tober hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Sullivan | 63-67 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Jason Lucas is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Sullivan - foul #3 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #12 | 63-67 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| 00:20 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Mark Sullivan is hacked by Jason Lucas - foul #3 on Jason Lucas, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Bennett (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF) Jason Lucas, Brandon Coppola | |
| 00:13 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Ronald Tober is called for the reach on Andrew Bennett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Tober, team foul #13 | 65-69 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), Brandon Coppola (PF) Kenneth Bennett, Stephen Jasper | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Andrew Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Andrew Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Joel Eaves is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-71 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Andrew Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Tober - foul #5 on Ronald Tober, team foul #14 | 68-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG) Ronald Tober | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:01 | Butler | Andrew Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Andrew Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Luis Bruhn can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 68-73 |