| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Douglas Caudill (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bradley Ramires (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) PF - Charles Munson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Collins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Richard Jones inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | IPFW | Richard Jones misses short on a floater from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 19:45 | IPFW | Charles Munson tips it in | 29-34 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Brandon Coppola's pass is intercepted by Richard Jones | 29-34 |
| 19:04 | IPFW | Richard Jones clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Bennett - foul #1 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:04 | IPFW | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:04 | IPFW | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett can't finish the layup | 29-36 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Horace Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Richard Jones picks off the pass by Horace Stewart | 29-36 |
| 18:09 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Stephen Jasper gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 17:46 | IPFW | Charles Munson gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:35 | IPFW | Douglas Caudill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 17:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Horace Stewart | 29-36 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Stephen Jasper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Munson - foul #3 on Charles Munson, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Whited (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | IPFW | Matthew Stubbs (SG), Philip Wiseman (PF), Ryan Ferguson (C) Bradley Ramires, Charles Munson, Roger Collins | |
| 17:12 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:12 | IPFW | Philip Wiseman pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:59 | IPFW | Douglas Caudill is whistled for a carry | 30-36 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ryan Ferguson - foul #1 on Ryan Ferguson, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 16:43 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:15 | IPFW | Philip Wiseman is whistled for a carry | 32-36 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Joshua Milburn (SF) Richard Jones | |
| 15:50 | Butler | Bruce Whited buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Andrew Bennett and he's hacked by Matthew Stubbs - foul #2 on Matthew Stubbs, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Butler | John Sherrill (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | IPFW | Bradley Ramires (SG), Roger Collins (C) Douglas Caudill, Ryan Ferguson | |
| 15:50 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Bennett (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Matthew Stubbs (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Ramires (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Milburn (fresh) PF - Philip Wiseman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Collins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:28 | IPFW | Andrew Bennett steps in front of the Joshua Milburn pass | 35-36 |
| 15:22 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett is hacked by Matthew Stubbs - foul #3 on Matthew Stubbs, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Richard Jones (SF), Charles Munson (PF) Joshua Milburn, Philip Wiseman | |
| 15:04 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-36 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Andrew Bennett knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 37-36 |
| 14:16 | IPFW | Roger Collins connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 37-38 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Horace Stewart knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 13:38 | IPFW | Matthew Stubbs misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Horace Stewart pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 13:13 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Matthew Stubbs | 40-38 |
| 12:58 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Horace Stewart, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Kenneth Bennett, Bruce Whited, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | IPFW | Douglas Caudill (PG), Joshua Milburn (SF), Philip Wiseman (PF), Ryan Ferguson (C) Matthew Stubbs, Richard Jones, Charles Munson, Roger Collins | |
| 12:58 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:58 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 12:23 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Charles Lange (SF) Bradley Ramires | |
| 12:05 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-40 |
| 12:04 | IPFW | Philip Wiseman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 11:48 | IPFW | Joshua Milburn clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Brandon Coppola grabs the board | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Lucas (fresh) SF - Horace Stewart (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Douglas Caudill (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Milburn (fresh) SF - Charles Lange (fresh) PF - Philip Wiseman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Ferguson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Andrew Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Butler | John Sherrill (C) Jason Lucas | |
| Subs | IPFW | Matthew Stubbs (SG), Richard Jones (SF) Joshua Milburn, Charles Lange | |
| 11:20 | IPFW | Matthew Stubbs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Horace Stewart - foul #2 on Horace Stewart, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Charles Munson (PF) Ryan Ferguson | |
| 11:20 | IPFW | Matthew Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:20 | IPFW | Matthew Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Charles Munson - foul #4 on Charles Munson, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Bennett (SF) Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | IPFW | Joshua Milburn (C) Charles Munson | |
| 10:57 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:36 | IPFW | Joshua Milburn misses the easy layup | 44-42 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Stephen Jasper pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:14 | Butler | Richard Jones picks off the pass by Horace Stewart | 44-42 |
| 09:56 | IPFW | Richard Jones misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 09:55 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 09:34 | IPFW | Philip Wiseman pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:30 | IPFW | Joshua Milburn buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Caudill | 44-45 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Andrew Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), Bruce Whited (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Kenneth Bennett, Stephen Jasper, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | IPFW | Melvin Roper (PG), Bradley Ramires (SG), Ryan Ferguson (PF), Roger Collins (C) Douglas Caudill, Matthew Stubbs, Philip Wiseman, Joshua Milburn | |
| 08:38 | IPFW | Roger Collins comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 44-45 |
| 08:36 | IPFW | Richard Jones gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:26 | IPFW | Roger Collins is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Douglas Caudill (PG) Melvin Roper | |
| 08:07 | Butler | Bruce Whited clanks a turnaround from the left block | 44-45 |
| 08:06 | IPFW | Douglas Caudill grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 07:54 | IPFW | Ryan Ferguson travels with the ball | 44-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Bennett (SF) Andrew Bennett | |
| Subs | IPFW | Charles Lange (SF), Charles Munson (PF) Richard Jones, Ryan Ferguson | |
| 07:38 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett's floater is tipped away by Charles Munson | 44-45 |
| 07:36 | Butler | Horace Stewart tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 07:34 | IPFW | Roger Collins pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Lucas (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bennett (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Douglas Caudill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Ramires (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Lange (fresh) PF - Charles Munson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Roger Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | IPFW | Roger Collins connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Caudill | 44-47 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Bruce Whited banks in the layup on a great pass from Brandon Coppola | 46-47 |
| 06:32 | IPFW | Charles Lange makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Horace Stewart clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Brandon Coppola can't tip it in | 46-50 |
| 06:09 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Charles Munson | 46-50 |
| 06:05 | IPFW | Horace Stewart steals the ball from Bradley Ramires | 46-50 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Brandon Coppola | 49-50 |
| 05:27 | IPFW | Bruce Whited is called for the reach on Charles Munson - foul #3 on Bruce Whited, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF), John Sherrill (C) Horace Stewart, Bruce Whited, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | IPFW | Matthew Stubbs (PG), Joshua Milburn (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Philip Wiseman (PF), Ryan Ferguson (C) Douglas Caudill, Bradley Ramires, Charles Lange, Charles Munson, Roger Collins | |
| 05:11 | IPFW | Andrew Bennett steps in front of the Joshua Milburn pass | 49-50 |
| 04:50 | Butler | Stephen Jasper hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Andrew Bennett | 51-50 |
| 04:37 | IPFW | Matthew Stubbs is called for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| Subs | IPFW | Douglas Caudill (PG) Joshua Milburn | |
| 04:14 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 04:12 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to John Sherrill | 51-50 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Stephen Jasper lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Lucas and he's fouled by Philip Wiseman - foul #2 on Philip Wiseman, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Bradley Ramires (SG), Charles Munson (PF) Matthew Stubbs, Ryan Ferguson | |
| 03:48 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:28 | IPFW | Charles Munson can't connect on a runner near the basket | 54-50 |
| 03:27 | IPFW | Charles Munson misses the tip | 54-50 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Stephen Jasper pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (tired) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Lucas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Horace Stewart (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Douglas Caudill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Ramires (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Charles Munson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Philip Wiseman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Horace Stewart buries a shot from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 02:43 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 02:42 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stephen Jasper | 56-50 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the turnaround in the lane | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:57 | IPFW | Philip Wiseman is hacked by Andrew Bennett - foul #3 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Bennett (SF) Jason Lucas | |
| Subs | IPFW | Roger Collins (C) Philip Wiseman | |
| 01:46 | IPFW | Charles Munson loses the dribble to Andrew Bennett | 58-50 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Andrew Bennett dunks the ball | 60-50 |
| 01:34 | IPFW | Roger Collins clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 60-50 |
| 01:32 | IPFW | Richard Jones tips it back up and in | 60-52 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 01:09 | IPFW | Roger Collins grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 00:57 | IPFW | Douglas Caudill hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Horace Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | IPFW | Richard Jones drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Douglas Caudill | 60-58 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Horace Stewart is hacked by Bradley Ramires in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Ramires, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:21 | IPFW | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 00:03 | IPFW | Roger Collins snags the offensive board | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | IPFW | Charles Munson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-58 |