| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John McNolty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Hondo (fresh) SF - Elijah Ouellette (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette inbounds the ball | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Colorado | Bob Hondo blows the layup but he's fouled by Horace Stewart - foul #3 on Horace Stewart, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 19:44 | Colorado | Bob Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 19:44 | Colorado | Bob Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Brandon Coppola hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-29 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Brandon Coppola tips it home | 44-31 |
| 19:08 | Colorado | John McNolty banks in the layup set up by Robert Johnson | 46-31 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Joseph Christensen - foul #3 on Joseph Christensen, team foul #1 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Rix (PF), Arthur Jackson (C) Joseph Christensen, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:44 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 18:44 | Colorado | Arthur Jackson gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 18:28 | Colorado | Bob Hondo misses the driving attempt in the paint | 46-31 |
| 18:26 | Colorado | Arthur Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 18:14 | Colorado | John McNolty can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 18:12 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Elijah Ouellette | 46-31 |
| 17:56 | Colorado | John Rix is fouled on the floor by Stephen Jasper - foul #1 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (PG), Tim Barrett (SG), Richard Smith (SF) John McNolty, Bob Hondo, Elijah Ouellette | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Whited (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| 17:40 | Colorado | John Rix knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Glade | 48-31 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Peter Glade takes the ball from Brandon Coppola in the backcourt | 48-31 |
| 17:36 | Colorado | Tim Barrett can't finish the layup | 48-31 |
| 17:35 | Colorado | Peter Glade grabs the offensive board | 48-31 |
| 17:16 | Colorado | Tim Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joseph Christensen (PF), Robert Johnson (C) John Rix, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Brandon Coppola | |
| 16:55 | Butler | Bruce Whited is denied on a dunk by Robert Johnson | 48-31 |
| 16:53 | Colorado | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 16:31 | Colorado | Tim Barrett misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 48-31 |
| 16:30 | Butler | Stephen Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Bruce Whited is whistled for traveling | 48-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | John McNolty (PG), Bob Hondo (SG), Elijah Ouellette (SF) Peter Glade, Tim Barrett, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (SF) Bruce Whited | |
| 15:55 | Colorado | John Sherrill blocks the short jumper by Elijah Ouellette | 48-31 |
| 15:54 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John McNolty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Hondo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elijah Ouellette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Christensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Lucas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Coppola (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Sherrill (tiring) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the driving attempt from close range | 48-31 |
| 15:31 | Butler | Andrew Bennett can't tip it in | 48-31 |
| 15:30 | Colorado | John McNolty pulls down the rebound | 48-31 |
| 15:12 | Colorado | Bob Hondo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 15:11 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette tips it home | 50-31 |
| 14:42 | Butler | Robert Johnson steps in front of the Andrew Bennett pass | 50-31 |
| 14:34 | Colorado | Robert Johnson blows the layup | 50-31 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Brandon Coppola grabs the defensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 14:16 | Butler | Jason Lucas double dribbles | 50-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (PG), Samuel Kessel (SF), John Rix (PF), Arthur Jackson (C) John McNolty, Elijah Ouellette, Joseph Christensen, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Bruce Whited (PF) Jason Lucas, Stephen Jasper, John Sherrill | |
| 14:08 | Colorado | Peter Glade's pass is intercepted by Andrew Bennett | 50-31 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Andrew Bennett lays it up and in | 50-33 |
| 13:52 | Colorado | John Rix makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Peter Glade | 52-33 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Glade - foul #1 on Peter Glade, team foul #2 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tim Barrett (SG), Richard Smith (SF) Bob Hondo, Samuel Kessel | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:33 | Butler | Brandon Coppola is open and lays it up and in | 52-35 |
| 13:19 | Colorado | Peter Glade hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Bruce Whited is whistled for traveling | 54-35 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bob Hondo (SG), Elijah Ouellette (SF), Robert Johnson (C) Tim Barrett, Richard Smith, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | John Sherrill (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| 12:42 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Sherrill - foul #2 on John Sherrill, team foul #3 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Colorado | John McNolty (PG), Joseph Christensen (PF) Peter Glade, John Rix | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:42 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 12:42 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette misses the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 12:42 | Butler | John Sherrill grabs the board | 55-35 |
| 12:25 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-35 |
| 12:24 | Colorado | Joseph Christensen grabs the board | 55-35 |
| 12:19 | Colorado | John McNolty misses the shot from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 12:17 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bennett | 55-35 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett drills a floater in the lane set up by Andrew Bennett | 55-37 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John McNolty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Hondo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elijah Ouellette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Christensen (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Johnson (tiring) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Whited (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sherrill (tiring) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Colorado | Robert Johnson scores on a runner from the left block set up by Joseph Christensen and he's fouled by John Sherrill - foul #3 on John Sherrill, team foul #4 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (PG), Tim Barrett (SG), Richard Smith (SF), John Rix (PF) John McNolty, Bob Hondo, Elijah Ouellette, Joseph Christensen | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Andrew Bennett, Bruce Whited, John Sherrill | |
| 11:40 | Colorado | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 58-37 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Horace Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Arthur Jackson (C) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:22 | Colorado | John Rix can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Bennett - foul #4 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #5 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG) Kenneth Bennett | |
| 11:22 | Colorado | John Rix misses the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 11:22 | Colorado | John Rix makes the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 10:59 | Butler | Horace Stewart is whistled for a carry | 59-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Kessel (SF), Joseph Christensen (PF) Richard Smith, John Rix | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:44 | Colorado | Peter Glade misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Andrew Bennett - foul #3 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #6 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bob Hondo (SG) Tim Barrett | |
| Subs | Butler | John Sherrill (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| 10:44 | Colorado | Peter Glade makes the 1st free throw | 60-37 |
| 10:44 | Colorado | Peter Glade misses the 2nd free throw | 60-37 |
| 10:44 | Butler | John Sherrill pulls down the rebound | 60-37 |
| 10:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Lucas | 60-39 |
| 10:16 | Colorado | Bob Hondo buries a shot from the right side set up by Joseph Christensen | 62-39 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Andrew Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | John McNolty (PG), Elijah Ouellette (SF), John Rix (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Peter Glade, Samuel Kessel, Joseph Christensen, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Whited (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| 10:06 | Colorado | Robert Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by John McNolty and the foul's on John Sherrill - foul #4 on John Sherrill, team foul #7 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) John Sherrill | |
| 10:06 | Colorado | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 65-39 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Horace Stewart scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-42 |
| 09:28 | Colorado | John Rix drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Elijah Ouellette | 67-42 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bob Hondo - foul #1 on Bob Hondo, team foul #3 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tim Barrett (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Joseph Christensen (PF) Bob Hondo, Elijah Ouellette, John Rix | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Brandon Coppola | |
| 09:05 | Butler | Andrew Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 09:05 | Colorado | Joseph Christensen snags the defensive board | 67-43 |
| 08:46 | Colorado | Richard Smith travels with the ball | 67-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (PG), Arthur Jackson (C) John McNolty, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:41 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Barrett - foul #2 on Tim Barrett, team foul #4 | 67-43 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Peter Glade picks off the pass by Horace Stewart | 67-43 |
| 08:13 | Colorado | Richard Smith knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Peter Glade | 69-43 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Andrew Bennett double dribbles in the backcourt | 69-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette (SF) Tim Barrett | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Bruce Whited | |
| 08:00 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Glade | 72-43 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Brandon Coppola is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-43 |
| 07:47 | Colorado | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 72-43 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Peter Glade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 ast. 5 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Elijah Ouellette (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Christensen (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (very tired) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jason Lucas (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Horace Stewart (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Jasper (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Colorado | Peter Glade is fouled on the floor by Andrew Bennett - foul #4 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #8 | 72-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bob Hondo (SG), John Rix (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Richard Smith, Joseph Christensen, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Bennett (SF), Bruce Whited (PF), John Sherrill (C) Jason Lucas, Stephen Jasper, Brandon Coppola | |
| 07:30 | Colorado | Peter Glade makes the 1st free throw | 73-43 |
| 07:30 | Colorado | Peter Glade makes the 2nd free throw | 74-43 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett scores on a jump hook from the left block | 74-45 |
| 06:46 | Colorado | Bob Hondo drills a floater in the paint | 76-45 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-45 |
| 06:17 | Colorado | John Rix pulls down the rebound | 76-45 |
| 06:13 | Colorado | John Sherrill denies the turnaround by Elijah Ouellette | 76-45 |
| 06:11 | Colorado | Robert Johnson snags the offensive board | 76-45 |
| 05:46 | Colorado | Bruce Whited picks off the pass by Robert Johnson | 76-45 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 76-45 |
| 05:24 | Colorado | The rebound goes to John Rix | 76-45 |
| 05:14 | Colorado | Robert Johnson buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Glade | 78-45 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-45 |
| 04:59 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Horace Stewart | 78-45 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Horace Stewart | 78-47 |
| 04:34 | Colorado | Peter Glade is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bennett - foul #5 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #9 | 78-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tim Barrett (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Joseph Christensen (PF), Arthur Jackson (C) Bob Hondo, Elijah Ouellette, John Rix, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), Brandon Coppola (C) Kenneth Bennett, John Sherrill | |
| 04:34 | Colorado | Peter Glade makes the 1st free throw | 79-47 |
| 04:34 | Colorado | Peter Glade makes the 2nd free throw | 80-47 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Brandon Coppola misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arthur Jackson - foul #1 on Arthur Jackson, team foul #5 | 80-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | John McNolty (PG) Peter Glade | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:05 | Butler | Brandon Coppola misses the 1st free throw | 80-47 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Brandon Coppola makes the 2nd free throw | 80-48 |
| 03:48 | Colorado | John McNolty hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Jackson and he's hacked by Horace Stewart - foul #4 on Horace Stewart, team foul #10 | 82-48 |
| 03:48 | Colorado | John McNolty makes the free throw | 83-48 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:42 | Butler | Andrew Bennett loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-48 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John McNolty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Christensen (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (very tired) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jason Lucas (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Horace Stewart (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Bruce Whited (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:29 | Colorado | Andrew Bennett is called for the reach on Tim Barrett - foul #5 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #11 | 83-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Andrew Bennett | |
| 03:29 | Colorado | Tim Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 84-48 |
| 03:29 | Colorado | Tim Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 84-48 |
| 03:29 | Butler | Brandon Coppola grabs the board | 84-48 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-48 |
| 03:06 | Colorado | Arthur Jackson gets the rebound | 84-48 |
| 02:57 | Colorado | John McNolty is fouled on the floor by Bruce Whited - foul #3 on Bruce Whited, team foul #12 | 84-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Kessel (SF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:57 | Colorado | John McNolty misses the 1st free throw | 84-48 |
| 02:57 | Colorado | John McNolty misses the 2nd free throw | 84-48 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Stephen Jasper snags the defensive board | 84-48 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Bruce Whited connects on the floater from the left block and the foul's on Arthur Jackson - foul #2 on Arthur Jackson, team foul #6 | 84-50 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the free throw | 84-51 |
| 02:30 | Colorado | John McNolty misses long on a jumper from the left side | 84-51 |
| 02:28 | Colorado | Samuel Kessel hits the follow up shot | 86-51 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Brandon Coppola's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bob Hondo (SG), Robert Johnson (C) Tim Barrett, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:15 | Colorado | Jason Lucas is called for the reach on John McNolty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Lucas, team foul #13 | 86-51 |
| 02:15 | Colorado | John McNolty makes the 1st free throw | 87-51 |
| 02:15 | Colorado | John McNolty misses the 2nd free throw | 87-51 |
| 02:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brandon Coppola | 87-51 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Horace Stewart knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Lucas | 87-54 |
| 01:36 | Colorado | Bob Hondo makes the shot in the lane set up by Samuel Kessel | 89-54 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:21 | Butler | Stephen Jasper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 89-54 |
| Subs | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette (SF) Samuel Kessel | |
| Subs | Butler | John Sherrill (C) Stephen Jasper | |
| 01:05 | Colorado | John McNolty scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Elijah Ouellette | 92-54 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:58 | Butler | Bruce Whited hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 92-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:34 | Colorado | John McNolty knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bob Hondo | 94-56 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 94-56 |
| 00:27 | Colorado | Bob Hondo gets the rebound | 94-56 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | John McNolty runs out the clock | 94-56 |