| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Franklin Giles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Lucky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Powell (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Matz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hanlon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harold Finnie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wright State | Anthony Powell inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Wright State | Leon Ottinger steals it from Anthony Powell | 36-36 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Leon Ottinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| 19:02 | Wright State | James Hanlon is whistled for traveling | 36-36 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Leon Ottinger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Finnie and the foul's on James Lucky - foul #2 on James Lucky, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses the free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Thomas Cancel grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Harold Finnie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Jeffrey Matz swats the shot by Dennis Smith | 36-38 |
| 18:09 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Matz | 36-38 |
| 17:52 | Wright State | Jeffrey Matz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-38 |
| 17:50 | Wright State | James Hanlon grabs the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 17:31 | Wright State | James Hanlon scores on a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Leon Ottinger - foul #1 on Leon Ottinger, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Wright State | Melvin James (SG) James Lucky | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Gapinski (PF) Leon Ottinger | |
| 17:31 | Wright State | James Hanlon misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 17:08 | Wright State | Jeffrey Matz grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 16:50 | Wright State | James Hanlon hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Franklin Giles | 40-38 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Dennis Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 16:34 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Anthony Powell | 40-38 |
| 16:17 | Wright State | Anthony Powell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-38 |
| 16:16 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bruce Gapinski | 40-38 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Anthony Powell steals it from Bruce Gapinski | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Franklin Giles (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Melvin James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Powell (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Matz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hanlon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harold Finnie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Wright State | The short jumper by James Hanlon is denied by Bruce Gapinski | 40-38 |
| 15:37 | Wright State | Anthony Powell tips it home | 42-38 |
| 15:24 | Butler | Jeffrey Matz swats the layup by Bruce Gapinski | 42-38 |
| 15:23 | Wright State | Jeffrey Matz snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 15:02 | Wright State | James Hanlon comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 42-38 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Thomas Cancel snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Harold Finnie is fouled on the floor by Franklin Giles - foul #2 on Franklin Giles, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Wright State | Steven Hungerford (PG), James Lucky (SG), Joseph Boykins (SF), Kevin Mathews (PF), Tommy Walker (C) Franklin Giles, Melvin James, Anthony Powell, Jeffrey Matz, James Hanlon | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF), Gregory Duncan (C) Dennis Smith, Harold Finnie, Thomas Cancel, Bruce Gapinski, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 14:26 | Butler | Wilson Ward travels with the ball | 42-38 |
| 14:02 | Wright State | Andrew Dunn steals it from Joseph Boykins | 42-38 |
| 13:59 | Butler | Andrew Dunn lays it up and in | 42-40 |
| 13:47 | Wright State | Joseph Boykins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 13:24 | Wright State | Tommy Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:02 | Wright State | Steven Hungerford double dribbles | 42-40 |
| Subs | Wright State | Melvin James (PG) Steven Hungerford | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:48 | Butler | Wilson Ward is fouled on the floor by Tommy Walker - foul #3 on Tommy Walker, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Andrew Dunn misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 12:29 | Wright State | Joseph Boykins pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:09 | Wright State | Tommy Walker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Gregory Duncan gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Wilson Ward is hacked by Kevin Mathews - foul #1 on Kevin Mathews, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Wright State | Steven Hungerford (SG), Anthony Powell (SF), Donald Baker (C) James Lucky, Joseph Boykins, Tommy Walker | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Bruce Gapinski (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Thomas Cartee, Wilson Ward, Leon Ottinger, Gregory Duncan | |
| 11:45 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken hits a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Donald Baker - foul #1 on Donald Baker, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Wright State | Jeffrey Matz (PF) Donald Baker | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (SG) Andrew Dunn | |
| 11:45 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken misses the free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:45 | Wright State | Jeffrey Matz grabs the board | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Melvin James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Hungerford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Matz (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harold Finnie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Wright State | Anthony Powell is hacked by Bruce Gapinski - foul #1 on Bruce Gapinski, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Wright State | Franklin Giles (PG), Donald Baker (C) Steven Hungerford, Kevin Mathews | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:23 | Wright State | Anthony Powell is hacked by Thomas Cancel - foul #1 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 11:11 | Wright State | Jeffrey Matz misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Bruce Gapinski - foul #2 on Bruce Gapinski, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Wright State | Steven Hungerford (SG) Melvin James | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:11 | Wright State | Jeffrey Matz makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:11 | Wright State | Jeffrey Matz misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Thomas Cancel connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 43-44 |
| 10:44 | Wright State | Harold Finnie takes the ball from Franklin Giles | 43-44 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Baker - foul #2 on Donald Baker, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Wright State | James Lucky (SG), Dennis Warr (SF), James Hanlon (C) Steven Hungerford, Anthony Powell, Donald Baker | |
| Subs | Butler | Leon Ottinger (PF) Jonathon McCracken | |
| 10:24 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:01 | Wright State | James Hanlon slams it home on a nice dish by Dennis Warr | 45-46 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Leon Ottinger scores on a floater in the paint set up by Dennis Smith | 45-48 |
| 09:41 | Wright State | Franklin Giles is hacked by Dennis Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Smith, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Wright State | Melvin James (PG), Joseph Boykins (SF), Kevin Mathews (PF) Franklin Giles, Dennis Warr, Jeffrey Matz | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), Gregory Duncan (C) Dennis Smith, Harold Finnie, Thomas Cancel, Bruce Gapinski | |
| 09:21 | Wright State | Joseph Boykins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 09:19 | Wright State | Kevin Mathews grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 09:04 | Wright State | James Lucky misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 09:03 | Wright State | The offensive rebound goes to James Hanlon | 45-48 |
| 08:48 | Wright State | James Lucky is called for traveling | 45-48 |
| Subs | Wright State | Anthony Powell (SF) Joseph Boykins | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Jonathon McCracken (C) Thomas Cartee, Gregory Duncan | |
| 08:35 | Butler | Andrew Dunn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Kevin Mathews denies the turnaround by Wilson Ward | 45-48 |
| 08:16 | Wright State | Anthony Powell pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:03 | Wright State | James Lucky is hacked by Andrew Dunn - foul #3 on Andrew Dunn, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Wright State | Franklin Giles (PG), Jeffrey Matz (PF) James Lucky, James Hanlon | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Bruce Gapinski (PF) Andrew Dunn, Wilson Ward, Leon Ottinger | |
| 07:57 | Wright State | Anthony Powell is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Anthony Powell, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 07:37 | Wright State | Kevin Mathews snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Franklin Giles (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Melvin James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Matz (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Finnie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Wright State | Melvin James makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Powell | 48-48 |
| 06:48 | Butler | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Cancel | 48-48 |
| Subs | Wright State | Steven Hungerford (SG) Melvin James | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Clayton Goodman (PF) Dennis Smith, Bruce Gapinski | |
| 06:23 | Wright State | Kevin Mathews misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 06:09 | Butler | Harold Finnie misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-48 |
| 06:07 | Butler | Thomas Cancel can't tip it in | 48-48 |
| 06:06 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Kevin Mathews | 48-48 |
| 05:42 | Wright State | Jeffrey Matz lays it in | 50-48 |
| 05:17 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken travels with the ball | 50-48 |
| Subs | Wright State | James Lucky (SG), Joseph Boykins (SF), Tommy Walker (PF), James Hanlon (C) Franklin Giles, Anthony Powell, Jeffrey Matz, Kevin Mathews | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Thomas Cartee, Harold Finnie, Thomas Cancel, Clayton Goodman, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 05:00 | Wright State | James Hanlon misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Dennis Smith - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Wright State | Melvin James (PG) Steven Hungerford | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:00 | Wright State | James Hanlon makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:00 | Wright State | James Hanlon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Leon Ottinger is fouled on the floor by Tommy Walker - foul #4 on Tommy Walker, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:49 | Wright State | Tommy Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:21 | Wright State | James Hanlon clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Bruce Gapinski - foul #3 on Bruce Gapinski, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cancel (SF) Wilson Ward | |
| 04:21 | Wright State | James Hanlon makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:21 | Wright State | James Hanlon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses long on a runner from close range | 54-48 |
| 04:09 | Wright State | James Hanlon grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 03:54 | Wright State | Tommy Walker misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 03:53 | Wright State | James Hanlon gets the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 03:41 | Wright State | Thomas Cancel is called for the reach on James Hanlon - foul #2 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Wright State | Franklin Giles (PG), Anthony Powell (SF), Jeffrey Matz (PF) Melvin James, Joseph Boykins, Tommy Walker | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (SG), Jonathon McCracken (C) Andrew Dunn, Bruce Gapinski | |
| 03:41 | Wright State | James Hanlon misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jonathon McCracken | 54-48 |
| 03:26 | Butler | James Hanlon steals it from Harold Finnie | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Franklin Giles (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Lucky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Matz (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Hanlon (fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Finnie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Wright State | Anthony Powell buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:01 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 03:00 | Wright State | James Lucky gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Wright State | James Hanlon buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Franklin Giles | 58-48 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses the shot in the lane | 58-48 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Thomas Cancel grabs the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Thomas Cancel double dribbles | 58-48 |
| Subs | Wright State | Melvin James (PG), Steven Hungerford (SG), Joseph Boykins (SF), Kevin Mathews (PF), Tommy Walker (C) Franklin Giles, James Lucky, Anthony Powell, Jeffrey Matz, James Hanlon | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), Bruce Gapinski (PF), Gregory Duncan (C) Dennis Smith, Harold Finnie, Thomas Cancel, Leon Ottinger, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 01:46 | Wright State | Melvin James is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cartee - foul #2 on Thomas Cartee, team foul #10 | 58-48 |
| 01:46 | Wright State | Melvin James makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:46 | Wright State | Melvin James makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Thomas Cartee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski gets the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Wilson Ward travels with the ball | 60-48 |
| 01:14 | Wright State | Kevin Mathews misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Gregory Duncan grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Andrew Dunn scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Cartee and he's hacked by Steven Hungerford - foul #1 on Steven Hungerford, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Andrew Dunn makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 01:03 | Wright State | Wright State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Wright State | Franklin Giles (PG), James Lucky (SG), Anthony Powell (SF), Jeffrey Matz (PF), James Hanlon (C) Melvin James, Steven Hungerford, Joseph Boykins, Kevin Mathews, Tommy Walker | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Harold Finnie (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Thomas Cartee, Andrew Dunn, Wilson Ward, Bruce Gapinski, Gregory Duncan | |
| 00:36 | Wright State | James Lucky scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Franklin Giles | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Dennis Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-51 |
| 00:30 | Wright State | James Hanlon grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Wright State | Franklin Giles runs out the clock | 62-51 |