| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) C - Hung Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bernard Dicken inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Butler | Clay Moore misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 19:35 | Butler | Bernard Dicken tips it but misses | 23-37 |
| 19:34 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Tommy Lenox | 23-37 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Goran Kamienski - foul #1 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 19:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to Hung Tang | 24-37 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Clay Moore buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Russell Robbins | 24-39 |
| 18:38 | Cleveland State | Goran Kamienski takes the ball from Tommy Lenox | 24-39 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-39 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Russell Robbins tips it home | 24-41 |
| 18:00 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 24-41 |
| 17:59 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses the tip | 24-41 |
| 17:58 | Cleveland State | William Cannon gets the offensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 17:46 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio is fouled on the floor by Bernard Dicken - foul #3 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #2 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG) William Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) Bernard Dicken | |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester comes up short on the floater from the right side | 24-41 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Hung Tang snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Goran Kamienski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 17:04 | Butler | Hung Tang tips it in | 24-43 |
| 16:50 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-43 |
| 16:49 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses the tip | 24-43 |
| 16:47 | Butler | Ronnie Krone grabs the board | 24-43 |
| 16:31 | Butler | Goran Kamienski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-43 |
| 16:30 | Cleveland State | William Cannon pulls down the rebound | 24-43 |
| 16:12 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox is denied on a layup by Hung Tang | 24-43 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio can't tip it in | 24-43 |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox tips it home | 26-43 |
| 15:55 | Butler | Russell Robbins drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Hung Tang and he's fouled by Tommy Lenox - foul #1 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #1 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Gene Palmer (SF), Ralph Borchers (PF), Michael Schacht (C) Allen Watkins, Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox, William Cannon | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Ronnie Krone, Hung Tang | |
| 15:55 | Butler | Russell Robbins makes the free throw | 26-46 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Theodore Tester (fresh) SF - Gene Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Schacht (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Robbins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers misses the lay-in | 26-46 |
| 15:42 | Butler | Bernard Dicken grabs the defensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 15:23 | Butler | Michael Schacht takes the ball from Russell Robbins | 26-46 |
| 15:12 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers drills a 3 from straight away | 29-46 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is whistled for a carry | 29-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF) Theodore Tester | |
| Subs | Butler | Rene Rizzo (PF) Russell Robbins | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:40 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers loses the dribble to Thomas Lyons | 29-46 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Bernard Dicken banks in the layup set up by Thomas Lyons | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Michael Schacht scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Davis and he's hacked by Edward Womack - foul #1 on Edward Womack, team foul #3 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox (PF) Ralph Borchers | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Michael Schacht misses the free throw | 31-48 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Edward Womack pulls down the rebound | 31-48 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Rene Rizzo and the foul's on Gene Palmer - foul #2 on Gene Palmer, team foul #2 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (PG), William Cannon (C) William Davis, Michael Schacht | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Edward Womack | |
| 14:03 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the free throw | 31-51 |
| 13:44 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-51 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Clay Moore drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Hung Tang | 31-54 |
| 13:15 | Cleveland State | William Cannon hits the finger roll | 33-54 |
| 12:56 | Butler | Clay Moore is fouled on the floor by Bernard McGee - foul #1 on Bernard McGee, team foul #3 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Allen Watkins (SG) Bernard McGee, Gene Palmer | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) Bernard Dicken | |
| 12:51 | Butler | Clay Moore misses long on a turnaround from close range | 33-54 |
| 12:50 | Cleveland State | William Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 12:26 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 12:25 | Butler | Rene Rizzo snags the defensive board | 33-54 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Ronnie Krone double dribbles | 33-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SF), Ralph Borchers (C) Brandon Maio, William Cannon | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Russell Robbins (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-54 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Edward Womack pulls down the rebound | 33-54 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Butler | Thomas Lyons knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-57 |
| 11:10 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-57 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Edward Womack snags the defensive board | 33-57 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Ronnie Krone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-57 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Thomas Lyons tips it home | 33-59 |
| 10:35 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-59 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Ronnie Krone snags the defensive board | 33-59 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Russell Robbins buries a floater from the right side | 33-61 |
| 09:56 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 33-61 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the board | 33-61 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Julio Martin misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 33-61 |
| 09:46 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers snags the defensive board | 33-61 |
| 09:40 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Allen Watkins | 35-61 |
| 09:28 | Butler | William Davis is called for the reach on Thomas Lyons - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #4 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Bernard McGee (SG), Brandon Maio (SF), William Cannon (C) William Davis, Allen Watkins, Gene Palmer, Tommy Lenox | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Russell Robbins, Edward Womack | |
| 09:14 | Butler | Goran Kamienski drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Clay Moore | 35-64 |
| 08:59 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-64 |
| 08:57 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Dicken | 35-64 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Goran Kamienski loses the ball out of bounds | 35-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie (SF), Michael Schacht (C) Brandon Maio, William Cannon | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Jeffrey Roberts (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Hung Tang | |
| 08:22 | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-64 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Rene Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 35-64 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts clanks a runner in the lane | 35-64 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Edward Womack snags the offensive board | 35-64 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Rene Rizzo can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 35-64 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Edward Womack grabs the offensive board | 35-64 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Tester (fresh) SG - Bernard McGee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Micheal Jessie (fresh) PF - Ralph Borchers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Schacht (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Miladen Jankowski (fresh) SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Roberts (fresh) C - Edward Womack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Butler | Ralph Borchers swats the dunk try by Jeffrey Roberts | 35-64 |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie gets the rebound | 35-64 |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie's floater is tipped away by Rene Rizzo | 35-64 |
| 07:27 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Lyons | 35-64 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses the 3 from straight away | 35-64 |
| 07:08 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie pulls down the rebound | 35-64 |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SG) Bernard McGee | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF) Thomas Lyons, Rene Rizzo | |
| 06:42 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Julio Martin and the foul's on Ralph Borchers - foul #2 on Ralph Borchers, team foul #5 | 35-66 |
| 06:42 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts makes the free throw | 35-67 |
| 06:28 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-67 |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer grabs the offensive rebound | 35-67 |
| 06:07 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-67 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 35-67 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Ronnie Krone misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Gene Palmer - foul #3 on Gene Palmer, team foul #6 | 35-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (SG), Steven Yount (C) Micheal Jessie, Michael Schacht | |
| Subs | Butler | Rene Rizzo (PF) Jeffrey Roberts | |
| 05:58 | Butler | Ronnie Krone makes the 1st free throw | 35-68 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Ronnie Krone misses the 2nd free throw | 35-68 |
| 05:58 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers gets the rebound | 35-68 |
| 05:46 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester is fouled on the floor by Miladen Jankowski - foul #1 on Miladen Jankowski, team foul #4 | 35-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Miladen Jankowski | |
| 05:41 | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-68 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Edward Womack pulls down the rebound | 35-68 |
| 05:14 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-71 |
| 05:06 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers hits a jumpshot from the left side | 37-71 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Rene Rizzo is hacked by Ralph Borchers - foul #3 on Ralph Borchers, team foul #7 | 37-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Miladen Jankowski (SF) Ronnie Krone | |
| 04:46 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 37-72 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Rene Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 37-72 |
| 04:46 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers snags the defensive board | 37-72 |
| 04:33 | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-72 |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Borchers | 37-72 |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Steven Yount hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Edward Womack - foul #2 on Edward Womack, team foul #5 | 39-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie (SF) Bernard McGee | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) Julio Martin | |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Steven Yount makes the free throw | 40-72 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Thomas Lyons can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-72 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Edward Womack misses the tip | 40-72 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Miladen Jankowski can't tip it in | 40-72 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Steven Yount grabs the defensive rebound | 40-72 |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Tester (tiring) SG - Gene Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Jessie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Borchers (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Steven Yount (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Miladen Jankowski (fresh) SF - Ronnie Krone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Womack (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Ronnie Krone drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Womack | 42-74 |
| 03:05 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Theodore Tester and he's hacked by Miladen Jankowski - foul #2 on Miladen Jankowski, team foul #6 | 44-74 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (PG), Michael Schacht (C) Theodore Tester, Steven Yount | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG), Jeffrey Roberts (PF) Miladen Jankowski, Rene Rizzo | |
| 03:05 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer misses the free throw | 44-74 |
| 03:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Edward Womack | 44-74 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:39 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-74 |
| 02:37 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts tips it back up and in | 44-76 |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Bernard McGee and he's fouled by Ronnie Krone - foul #1 on Ronnie Krone, team foul #7 | 46-76 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Rene Rizzo (C) Edward Womack | |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie makes the free throw | 47-76 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons is hacked by Bernard McGee - foul #2 on Bernard McGee, team foul #8 | 47-76 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG) Bernard McGee | |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Womack (C) Jeffrey Roberts | |
| 02:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 47-77 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 47-78 |
| 01:33 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Theodore Tester | 49-78 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Rene Rizzo connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Julio Martin | 49-80 |
| 00:44 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-80 |
| 00:43 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers gets the offensive rebound | 49-80 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester misses badly on a runner from the right block | 49-80 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Julio Martin grabs the board | 49-80 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Thomas Lyons knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Womack | 49-82 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer knocks in the shot from close range | 51-82 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons runs out the clock | 51-82 |