| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Benjamin Kuhlman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Huizenga (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McCade (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Christopher Johnson inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Christopher Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Adams - foul #1 on Ronald Adams, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 19:43 | Butler | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 19:43 | Butler | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the shot from close range | 41-34 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | Wayne Akin pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | Jerry Walker comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Wayne Akin snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | Andrew Huizenga picks off the pass by George Santillo | 41-34 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga lays it up and in | 41-36 |
| 18:22 | Dayton | Ronald Adams drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Santillo | 44-36 |
| 18:08 | Butler | The jump hook by Richard Schantz is blocked by Ronald Teeters | 44-36 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | Ronald Adams pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Ronald Adams loses the dribble to Andrew Huizenga | 44-36 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman misses the easy layup | 44-36 |
| 17:40 | Dayton | Wayne Akin gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 17:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to Michael McCade | 44-36 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by George Santillo - foul #1 on George Santillo, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF) Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (SF), Adam Cook (C) Andrew Huizenga, Christopher Johnson | |
| 17:28 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael McCade | 44-40 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters is fouled on the floor by Richard Schantz - foul #2 on Richard Schantz, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Morris Laureano (SG), Kenneth Lotz (PF), George Stancil (C) George Santillo, Ronald Teeters, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Butler | John Gearhart (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF), Kenneth Halverson (PF) Benjamin Kuhlman, Michael McCade, Richard Schantz | |
| 16:28 | Dayton | John Pierce misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 16:27 | Butler | Walter Ewing gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:05 | Butler | John Pierce steps in front of the Christopher Johnson pass | 44-40 |
| 15:48 | Dayton | Walter Ewing picks off the pass by Morris Laureano | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Stancil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Walter Ewing (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - John Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Halverson (fresh) C - Adam Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Butler | Walter Ewing scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Gearhart | 44-43 |
| 15:03 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz misses the lay-in | 44-43 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Adam Cook knocks in the floater in the lane | 44-45 |
| 14:51 | Dayton | Walter Ewing steps in front of the John Pierce pass in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Adam Cook comes up short on the shot from the right side | 44-45 |
| 14:30 | Butler | John Gearhart snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Christopher Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) John Pierce, Morris Laureano, Thomas Dietz, Kenneth Lotz, George Stancil | |
| Subs | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman (PG), Andrew Huizenga (SG), Michael McCade (SF), Richard Schantz (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Walter Ewing, John Gearhart, Christopher Johnson, Kenneth Halverson, Adam Cook | |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Ronald Adams connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by George Santillo | 47-45 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Joseph Palmer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Richard Schantz tips it home | 47-47 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Jerry Walker scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Adams | 49-47 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Richard Schantz clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Joseph Palmer can't tip it in | 49-47 |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:50 | Dayton | Jerry Walker drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Adams | 52-47 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga is whistled for a carry | 52-47 |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Richard Schantz is fouled on the floor by Darryl Larrabee - foul #4 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (PF) Darryl Larrabee | |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (SF) Benjamin Kuhlman | |
| 12:12 | Butler | Richard Schantz lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Huizenga | 52-49 |
| 11:57 | Dayton | Wayne Akin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 52-49 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga loses the ball out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF) Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | John Gearhart (SF), Adam Cook (C) Andrew Huizenga, Joseph Palmer | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael McCade (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. SG - Walter Ewing (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Dayton | John Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Morris Laureano (SG), Kenneth Lotz (C) George Santillo, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Johnson (SF) Michael McCade | |
| 11:22 | Butler | The short jumper by Walter Ewing is denied by Ronald Teeters | 52-49 |
| 11:20 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Adam Cook - foul #1 on Adam Cook, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Schantz | 53-49 |
| 10:46 | Butler | John Gearhart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Adam Cook | 53-51 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz is whistled for a carry | 53-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Wayne Akin (C) John Pierce, Morris Laureano, Thomas Dietz, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman (PG), Michael McCade (SG), Kenneth Halverson (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) John Gearhart, Christopher Johnson, Richard Schantz, Adam Cook | |
| 10:15 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-51 |
| 09:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joseph Palmer | 53-51 |
| 09:52 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Teeters - foul #1 on Ronald Teeters, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Huizenga (SG) Walter Ewing | |
| 09:52 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:52 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:52 | Dayton | Wayne Akin grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 09:37 | Dayton | Jerry Walker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Ronald Adams can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 53-52 |
| 09:20 | Dayton | Wayne Akin tips it home | 55-52 |
| 09:12 | Butler | Ronald Teeters is called for the reach on Benjamin Kuhlman - foul #2 on Ronald Teeters, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (SG), Kenneth Lotz (PF) Jerry Walker, Ronald Teeters | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Schantz (PF) Kenneth Halverson | |
| 08:59 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-52 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Joseph Palmer tips it home | 55-54 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | George Santillo is hacked by Joseph Palmer - foul #4 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF) George Santillo, Ronald Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Johnson (SF), Walter Ewing (C) Michael McCade, Joseph Palmer | |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz buries a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Stancil (C) Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Morris Laureano steals it from Richard Schantz | 58-54 |
| 08:00 | Dayton | John Pierce misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Walter Ewing - foul #2 on Walter Ewing, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG), Darryl Larrabee (PF) Morris Laureano, George Stancil | |
| Subs | Butler | John Gearhart (SG), Adam Cook (C) Benjamin Kuhlman, Andrew Huizenga | |
| 08:00 | Dayton | John Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:00 | Dayton | John Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:45 | Butler | John Gearhart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 07:43 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the offensive board | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Walter Ewing (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - John Gearhart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Adam Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Walter Ewing makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 07:03 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Adam Cook grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 06:57 | Butler | John Gearhart knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Walter Ewing | 60-59 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Jerry Walker connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Pierce | 63-59 |
| 06:23 | Butler | John Gearhart steps out of bounds on the baseline | 63-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Wayne Akin (C) John Pierce, Jerry Walker, Thomas Dietz, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman (PG), Andrew Huizenga (SG), Michael McCade (SF), Kenneth Halverson (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Walter Ewing, John Gearhart, Christopher Johnson, Richard Schantz, Adam Cook | |
| 06:05 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Palmer - foul #5 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Cook (C) Joseph Palmer | |
| 06:05 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:05 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Adam Cook | 64-61 |
| 05:32 | Dayton | George Santillo misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Adam Cook - foul #2 on Adam Cook, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| 05:32 | Dayton | George Santillo misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:32 | Dayton | George Santillo misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Cook | 64-61 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Adam Cook misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 64-61 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Adam Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Darryl Larrabee blocks the jumper by Benjamin Kuhlman | 64-61 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Wayne Akin pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Michael McCade picks off the pass by Morris Laureano | 64-61 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 04:43 | Dayton | Ronald Adams grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Kenneth Halverson blocks the short jumper by George Santillo | 64-61 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 03:56 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman tips it in | 64-63 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Kenneth Halverson is called for the reach on George Santillo - foul #2 on Kenneth Halverson, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF), Kenneth Lotz (C) Morris Laureano, Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Butler | John Gearhart (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF), Richard Schantz (PF), Walter Ewing (C) Andrew Huizenga, Michael McCade, Kenneth Halverson, Adam Cook | |
| 03:30 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Benjamin Kuhlman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gearhart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Ewing (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Butler | John Gearhart loses the dribble to Ronald Teeters | 66-63 |
| 03:06 | Dayton | George Santillo lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Teeters | 68-63 |
| 02:46 | Butler | John Gearhart misses the jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) Thomas Dietz, Ronald Teeters, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (PG), Adam Cook (C) Benjamin Kuhlman, John Gearhart | |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Richard Schantz denies the turnaround by Darryl Larrabee | 68-63 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Ronald Adams hits the follow up shot | 70-63 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Huizenga (SG) Adam Cook | |
| 02:11 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-63 |
| 02:09 | Dayton | Jerry Walker pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee's pass is intercepted by Andrew Huizenga | 70-63 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Christopher Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Huizenga | 70-65 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | George Santillo is denied on a layup by Richard Schantz | 70-65 |
| 01:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Walter Ewing | 70-65 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman (PG) Walter Ewing | |
| 01:19 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Kuhlman | 70-68 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Ronald Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Wayne Akin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-68 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Adams | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Michael McCade picks off the pass by Jerry Walker | 70-68 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga is fouled on the floor by Wayne Akin - foul #2 on Wayne Akin, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Richard Schantz comes up short on the floater from the right side | 70-68 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee runs out the clock | 70-68 |