| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Evan Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-41 |
| 19:44 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 19:30 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is whistled for traveling | 27-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd | |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-41 |
| 19:02 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey misses the tip | 27-41 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Andre Harper snags the defensive board | 27-41 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the floater from the free throw line | 27-41 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the offensive board | 27-41 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Donald Gray scores on a runner in the paint | 27-43 |
| 18:18 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses the jump hook from the right block | 27-43 |
| 18:16 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses the tip | 27-43 |
| 18:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 27-43 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Dick Hill is called for the reach on Larry Dean - foul #2 on Dick Hill, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (C) Evan Massey | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Donald Gray | |
| 17:57 | Butler | Richard Blevins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton (C) Dick Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Richard Blevins | |
| 17:37 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Drew | 30-43 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Eddy Frampton steals the ball from Brett Shepherd | 30-43 |
| 17:00 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton clanks a shot from close range | 30-43 |
| 16:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Hans Swiatkowski | 30-43 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is denied on a layup by Eddy Frampton | 30-43 |
| 16:39 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 16:20 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 16:19 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits a shot from the left wing set up by Douglas Ensminger | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Welter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Ruth | 33-45 |
| 15:34 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-45 |
| 15:32 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 15:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 33-45 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Brett Shepherd buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Fowler | 33-48 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter clanks a shot from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth grabs the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 14:43 | Cleveland State | Brett Shepherd swats the layup by Richard Ruth | 33-48 |
| 14:41 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 14:37 | Butler | James Fowler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brett Shepherd | 33-51 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 33-51 |
| 14:18 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:13 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the lay-in | 33-51 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Donald Gray tips it but misses | 33-51 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Brett Shepherd tips it back up and in | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:42 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew drills a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #1 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #1 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Derrick Tsao (PF), Evan Massey (C) Richard Ruth, Victor Pickering, Dustin Welter, Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 13:42 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew makes the free throw | 36-53 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Dino Mazierski scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Jarvis | 36-56 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG) Raymond Drew | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) David Jarvis | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:44 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger slams it home and the foul's on Derrick Tsao - foul #1 on Derrick Tsao, team foul #2 | 36-58 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the free throw | 36-58 |
| 12:44 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Derrick Tsao | 36-58 |
| 12:27 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Evan Massey | 38-58 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dino Mazierski | 38-60 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Derrick Tsao (fresh) 4 reb. C - Evan Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Harper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Dean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin double dribbles | 38-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson (SF) Dick Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Richard Blevins | |
| 11:13 | Butler | Donald Gray misses long on a runner from the left block | 38-60 |
| 11:12 | Butler | Brett Shepherd tips it home | 38-62 |
| 10:54 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Donald Gray - foul #1 on Donald Gray, team foul #2 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (SG), Eddy Frampton (PF) Gaston Austin, Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 10:54 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 10:54 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey misses the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 10:54 | Butler | Brett Shepherd gets the rebound | 39-62 |
| 10:26 | Butler | James Fowler is fouled on the floor by Paul Franqui - foul #1 on Paul Franqui, team foul #3 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Dustin Welter (PF) Robert Clark, Paul Franqui, Robert Johnson, Evan Massey | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 10:03 | Butler | James Fowler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Ruth - foul #3 on Richard Ruth, team foul #4 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (PF) Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Brett Shepherd, Donald Gray | |
| 10:03 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 10:03 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| 10:03 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 3rd free throw | 39-65 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Ruth | 41-65 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Fowler | 41-67 |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Douglas Ensminger - foul #3 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #3 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao (C) Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) James Fowler, Larry Dean, Douglas Ensminger, Richard Blevins | |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Derrick Tsao - foul #2 on Derrick Tsao, team foul #5 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson (SF), Dustin Welter (PF) Dick Hill, Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) David Jarvis | |
| 08:58 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 08:35 | Cleveland State | Brett Shepherd takes the ball from Victor Pickering | 43-69 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Donald Gray drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Andre Harper | 43-71 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Andre Harper - foul #1 on Andre Harper, team foul #4 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Derrick Tsao (C) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth, Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Larry Dean (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Tsao (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Dean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Butler | Dino Mazierski's pass is intercepted by Derrick Tsao | 44-71 |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dino Mazierski - foul #1 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #5 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dick Hill (SF), Evan Massey (C) Robert Johnson, Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Larry Dean, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao misses the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger pulls down the rebound | 45-71 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Brett Shepherd | 45-73 |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Brett Shepherd steals it from Dick Hill | 45-73 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Richard Blevins knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James Fowler | 45-75 |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Gaston Austin | 47-75 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Derrick Tsao - foul #3 on Derrick Tsao, team foul #6 | 47-75 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson (SF), Victor Pickering (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) Dick Hill, Derrick Tsao, Evan Massey | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd | |
| 05:49 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 47-76 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-77 |
| 05:32 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-77 |
| 05:12 | Butler | Richard Blevins lays it up and in set up by Hans Swiatkowski | 49-79 |
| 04:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Dean - foul #2 on Larry Dean, team foul #6 | 49-79 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (PG), Derrick Tsao (C) Robert Clark, Gaston Austin | |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF) Douglas Ensminger | |
| 04:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 49-79 |
| 04:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-79 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Richard Blevins double dribbles | 50-79 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG) Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:20 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao lays it in | 52-79 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Larry Dean is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 52-79 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SG) Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:01 | Butler | Larry Dean misses the 1st free throw | 52-79 |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-79 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Derrick Tsao (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andre Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Dean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Blevins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Blevins knocks away the 3 by Gaston Austin | 52-79 |
| 03:41 | Butler | Larry Dean grabs the board | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Butler | Larry Dean is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 52-79 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (PF) Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:17 | Butler | Larry Dean misses the 1st free throw | 52-79 |
| 03:17 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering grabs the board | 52-79 |
| 03:04 | Cleveland State | Larry Dean swats the short shot by Victor Pickering | 52-79 |
| 03:03 | Butler | David Jarvis snags the defensive board | 52-79 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Andre Harper travels with the ball | 52-79 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG) Gaston Austin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton hits the finger roll set up by Robert Clark and the foul's on David Jarvis - foul #1 on David Jarvis, team foul #7 | 54-79 |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton makes the free throw | 55-79 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Andre Harper drills a 3 from straight away | 55-82 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton makes the turnaround from close range set up by Victor Pickering | 57-82 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Richard Blevins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Blevins, team foul #8 | 57-82 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SG) Paul Franqui | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-82 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton snags the offensive board | 57-82 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Clark | 60-82 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Butler | Robert Clark is called for the reach on Larry Dean - foul #1 on Robert Clark, team foul #9 | 60-82 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Larry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 60-83 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Larry Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 60-84 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Victor Pickering | 63-84 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski runs out the clock | 63-84 |