| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) SG - Douglas Griffin (fresh) SF - Bernard Watkins (fresh) PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - William Thiel (fresh) SG - Scott Sawinski (fresh) SF - Earl Elmore (fresh) PF - Brian Wannamaker (fresh) C - Leandro Esposito (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bernard Watkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Butler | Everett Savory misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore is hacked by Samuel Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Foster, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Samuel Foster lays it up and in on a great pass from Everett Savory and the foul's on Brian Wannamaker - foul #1 on Brian Wannamaker, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Samuel Foster makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Youngstown State | Everett Savory is called for the reach on William Thiel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Everett Savory, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Youngstown State | William Thiel is fouled on the floor by Everett Savory - foul #2 on Everett Savory, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (PG) Everett Savory | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 18:26 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore misses badly on a shot from the right block | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | Youngstown State | Leandro Esposito hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Samuel Foster misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Youngstown State | Brian Wannamaker gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Youngstown State | William Thiel is hacked by George Larson in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Larson, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Youngstown State | Brian Wannamaker is fouled on the floor by Douglas Griffin - foul #1 on Douglas Griffin, team foul #5 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Walter Matuszeski (SF), William Potter (PF), David Sparling (C) Douglas Griffin, Bernard Watkins, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 17:29 | Youngstown State | Brian Wannamaker lays it in on a great pass from Leandro Esposito and he's fouled by Walter Matuszeski - foul #1 on Walter Matuszeski, team foul #6 | 3-6 |
| 17:29 | Youngstown State | Brian Wannamaker misses the free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Duvall | 3-6 |
| 17:08 | Butler | William Potter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Wannamaker - foul #2 on Brian Wannamaker, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Peters (PF), Curtis Roybal (C) Brian Wannamaker, Leandro Esposito | |
| 17:08 | Butler | William Potter makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:08 | Butler | William Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:08 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:48 | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Thiel | 4-9 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Scott Sawinski picks off the pass by Richard Duvall | 4-9 |
| 16:10 | Youngstown State | William Thiel misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 4-9 |
| 16:08 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Sparling | 4-9 |
| 15:48 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Duvall | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Larson (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Matuszeski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Potter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - David Sparling (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - William Thiel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Sawinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Elmore (fairly fresh) PF - James Peters (fresh) C - Curtis Roybal (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by George Larson - foul #2 on George Larson, team foul #7 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Samuel Foster (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) George Larson, Walter Matuszeski, William Potter, David Sparling | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | August Eng (PG), Michael Mara (SG), Leandro Esposito (C) William Thiel, Scott Sawinski, Curtis Roybal | |
| 15:31 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:31 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Thomas Wagner makes the floater near the basket set up by Bernard Watkins | 8-11 |
| 14:48 | Youngstown State | August Eng loses the dribble to Bernard Watkins | 8-11 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Samuel Foster hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Thomas Wagner tips it but misses | 8-11 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Samuel Foster misses the tip | 8-11 |
| 14:28 | Youngstown State | Michael Mara pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:25 | Youngstown State | Thomas Wagner takes the ball from August Eng in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Samuel Foster comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by August Eng - foul #1 on August Eng, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Thiel (PG), Curtis Roybal (C) James Peters, Leandro Esposito | |
| 14:20 | Butler | Samuel Foster misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Samuel Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:20 | Youngstown State | Curtis Roybal grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:18 | Youngstown State | Bernard Watkins steals it from William Thiel in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 13:51 | Butler | Richard Duvall loses the ball out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Pointer (SF) Bernard Watkins | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski (SG) August Eng | |
| 13:37 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore misses badly on a shot from the right side | 8-11 |
| 13:36 | Youngstown State | Curtis Roybal grabs the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:17 | Youngstown State | Thomas Wagner is called for the reach on Curtis Roybal - foul #1 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #8 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Matuszeski (SF), William Potter (PF), David Sparling (C) Tim Pointer, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Merganthaler (C) Michael Mara | |
| 13:17 | Youngstown State | Curtis Roybal misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:17 | Butler | David Sparling grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Richard Duvall clanks a floater from the right side | 8-11 |
| 13:00 | Youngstown State | William Thiel grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:56 | Youngstown State | William Thiel loses the ball out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | August Eng (PG), Leandro Esposito (C) William Thiel, Thomas Merganthaler | |
| 12:32 | Butler | Richard Duvall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Griffin | 10-11 |
| 12:18 | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by August Eng | 10-13 |
| 11:58 | Butler | William Potter's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Roybal | 10-13 |
| 11:57 | Youngstown State | Leandro Esposito grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 11:43 | Youngstown State | Curtis Roybal misses short on a shot from the baseline | 10-13 |
| 11:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Walter Matuszeski | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Duvall (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Griffin (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Walter Matuszeski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Potter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - David Sparling (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - August Eng (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Sawinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Earl Elmore (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Roybal (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leandro Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Earl Elmore is called for the reach on David Sparling - foul #1 on Earl Elmore, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Watkins (SF), Samuel Foster (PF), Tim Pointer (C) Walter Matuszeski, William Potter, David Sparling | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Thiel (PG), Harold Jourdan (SG), James Peters (SF), Michael Mara (PF), Thomas Merganthaler (C) August Eng, Scott Sawinski, Earl Elmore, Curtis Roybal, Leandro Esposito | |
| 11:20 | Butler | Richard Duvall is fouled on the floor by William Thiel - foul #1 on William Thiel, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| 11:07 | Butler | Richard Duvall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Bernard Watkins hits the follow up shot | 12-13 |
| 10:58 | Youngstown State | Michael Mara clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-13 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Douglas Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Tim Pointer comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Merganthaler - foul #1 on Thomas Merganthaler, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Wagner (C) Richard Duvall | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 10:34 | Butler | Tim Pointer makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Tim Pointer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:17 | Youngstown State | James Peters connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Mara | 14-15 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Bernard Watkins misses short on a jumper from the left side | 14-15 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Bernard Watkins tips it back up and in | 16-15 |
| 09:42 | Youngstown State | James Peters drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Harold Jourdan | 16-17 |
| 09:24 | Butler | James Peters takes the ball from Samuel Foster | 16-17 |
| 09:01 | Youngstown State | James Peters clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Bernard Watkins - foul #1 on Bernard Watkins, team foul #9 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (PG), Walter Matuszeski (SF), William Potter (PF), David Sparling (C) Tim Pointer, Bernard Watkins, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | August Eng (PG), Scott Sawinski (SG), Curtis Roybal (PF), Leandro Esposito (C) William Thiel, Harold Jourdan, Michael Mara, Thomas Merganthaler | |
| 09:01 | Youngstown State | James Peters makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:01 | Youngstown State | James Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:36 | Butler | David Sparling is hacked by Curtis Roybal - foul #1 on Curtis Roybal, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore (SF) James Peters | |
| 08:36 | Butler | David Sparling misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:36 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:21 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore hits a jumper in the lane set up by August Eng | 16-21 |
| 08:07 | Butler | William Potter misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leandro Esposito - foul #1 on Leandro Esposito, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Wagner (C) David Sparling | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 08:07 | Butler | William Potter misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:07 | Butler | William Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 07:53 | Youngstown State | August Eng travels with the ball | 17-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Watkins (SF) Walter Matuszeski | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 07:34 | Butler | Thomas Wagner makes the fadeaway in the lane | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Duvall (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Griffin (tired) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Potter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - August Eng (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Sawinski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Earl Elmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Roybal (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leandro Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Youngstown State | August Eng connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leandro Esposito | 19-23 |
| 06:53 | Butler | William Potter knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Duvall | 21-23 |
| 06:35 | Youngstown State | August Eng is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Sawinski | 21-26 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Richard Duvall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-26 |
| 06:13 | Youngstown State | Curtis Roybal snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 06:08 | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 06:06 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore gets the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:46 | Youngstown State | Leandro Esposito misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Wagner - foul #2 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #10 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Matuszeski (SF), Samuel Foster (PF), David Sparling (C) Bernard Watkins, William Potter, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Thiel (PG), Harold Jourdan (SG), Michael Mara (SF), James Peters (PF) August Eng, Scott Sawinski, Earl Elmore, Curtis Roybal | |
| 05:46 | Youngstown State | Leandro Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:46 | Youngstown State | Leandro Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:30 | Butler | David Sparling is denied on a layup by James Peters | 21-28 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Samuel Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 05:11 | Butler | Harold Jourdan is called for the reach on Richard Duvall - foul #1 on Harold Jourdan, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Merganthaler (C) Leandro Esposito | |
| 05:11 | Butler | Richard Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:11 | Butler | Richard Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:49 | Youngstown State | James Peters blows the wide open layup | 23-28 |
| 04:47 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Mara | 23-28 |
| 04:40 | Youngstown State | Harold Jourdan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-28 |
| 04:39 | Butler | Samuel Foster gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 04:17 | Butler | Harold Jourdan is called for the reach on Douglas Griffin - foul #2 on Harold Jourdan, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Pointer (C) David Sparling | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski (SG), Earl Elmore (SF) Harold Jourdan, Michael Mara | |
| 04:17 | Butler | Douglas Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:17 | Butler | Douglas Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:57 | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-28 |
| 03:55 | Youngstown State | James Peters snags the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:32 | Youngstown State | William Thiel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), George Larson (SG), Thomas Wagner (C) Richard Duvall, Douglas Griffin, Walter Matuszeski | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Harold Jourdan (PG), Brian Wannamaker (PF) William Thiel, James Peters | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Larson (fresh) SF - Tim Pointer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Harold Jourdan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Sawinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Elmore (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Wannamaker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Merganthaler (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Butler | Everett Savory misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 03:01 | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:44 | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski is fouled on the floor by George Larson - foul #3 on George Larson, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), William Potter (PF), David Sparling (C) George Larson, Tim Pointer, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Thiel (PG), Michael Mara (SF), Leandro Esposito (C) Harold Jourdan, Earl Elmore, Thomas Merganthaler | |
| 02:44 | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:44 | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:25 | Butler | Richard Duvall knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Everett Savory | 27-30 |
| 02:11 | Youngstown State | William Thiel hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Mara | 27-33 |
| 01:47 | Butler | William Potter loses the dribble to Brian Wannamaker | 27-33 |
| 01:27 | Youngstown State | Brian Wannamaker hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Sawinski | 27-35 |
| 01:07 | Butler | William Potter misses badly on a floater from the left side | 27-35 |
| 01:05 | Youngstown State | Leandro Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 01:03 | Youngstown State | Scott Sawinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Matuszeski (SF), Samuel Foster (PF), Tim Pointer (C) Bernard Watkins, William Potter, David Sparling | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | August Eng (PG), Harold Jourdan (SG), Earl Elmore (SF), Curtis Roybal (C) William Thiel, Scott Sawinski, Michael Mara, Leandro Esposito | |
| 00:41 | Butler | Samuel Foster's floater is knocked away by Brian Wannamaker | 27-35 |
| 00:39 | Youngstown State | Brian Wannamaker grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 00:34 | Youngstown State | Harold Jourdan loses the dribble to Samuel Foster | 27-35 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski's pass is intercepted by Earl Elmore | 27-35 |
| 00:06 | Youngstown State | Earl Elmore lays it up and in | 27-37 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Tim Pointer clanks a floater near the basket | 27-37 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |