| Lineup | Butler | PG - Benjamin Kuhlman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Huizenga (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - John Cota (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ketter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas King (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Roe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jose Guerrero (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Navy | Thomas King inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Navy | Thomas King misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Benjamin Kuhlman - foul #3 on Benjamin Kuhlman, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (PG) Benjamin Kuhlman | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 19:39 | Navy | Thomas King misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:39 | Navy | Thomas King makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:20 | Butler | Thomas King steals the ball from Richard Schantz | 30-29 |
| 19:08 | Navy | Robert Roe is whistled for a carry | 30-29 |
| 18:54 | Butler | Michael McCade misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 18:53 | Navy | Jose Guerrero pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:35 | Navy | John Cota comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Joseph Palmer snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 18:16 | Butler | Joseph Palmer knocks in the jump hook from close range | 32-29 |
| 17:48 | Navy | Robert Roe misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Palmer - foul #3 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (C) Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 17:48 | Navy | Robert Roe makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:48 | Navy | Robert Roe makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Christopher Johnson comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Ketter - foul #2 on Richard Ketter, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Cook (C) Andrew Huizenga | |
| Subs | Navy | Hugh Lute (PF) Robert Roe | |
| 17:32 | Butler | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:19 | Navy | Jose Guerrero makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Cota | 34-34 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Christopher Johnson's floater is tipped away by Hugh Lute | 34-34 |
| 16:58 | Navy | Hugh Lute pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:47 | Navy | Hugh Lute clanks a turnaround in the lane | 34-34 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Adam Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Christopher Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Walter Ewing gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Richard Schantz misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Richard Schantz snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael McCade (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SG - Walter Ewing (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Schantz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Cook (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - John Cota (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Ketter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas King (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Hugh Lute (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jose Guerrero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Butler | Adam Cook is whistled for a carry | 34-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman (PG), Andrew Huizenga (SG), Kenneth Halverson (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Michael McCade, Christopher Johnson, Richard Schantz, Adam Cook | |
| Subs | Navy | Henry Parkison (PG), Tommy Windham (SG), Michael Sampson (SF), Robert Roe (PF) John Cota, Richard Ketter, Thomas King, Jose Guerrero | |
| 15:37 | Navy | Robert Roe buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Walter Ewing is fouled on the floor by Hugh Lute - foul #3 on Hugh Lute, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Joseph Palmer | 36-36 |
| 14:44 | Navy | Hugh Lute's pass is intercepted by Andrew Huizenga | 36-36 |
| 14:41 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga lays it in | 38-36 |
| 14:19 | Navy | Henry Parkison is hacked by Benjamin Kuhlman - foul #4 on Benjamin Kuhlman, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Butler | John Gearhart (PG), Christopher Johnson (SF), Richard Schantz (PF) Benjamin Kuhlman, Walter Ewing, Kenneth Halverson | |
| Subs | Navy | Dustin Mosser (C) Hugh Lute | |
| 14:03 | Navy | Robert Roe comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Palmer - foul #4 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (PG), Adam Cook (C) Christopher Johnson, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Navy | John Cota (PG), Jose Guerrero (C) Tommy Windham, Dustin Mosser | |
| 14:03 | Navy | Robert Roe misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:03 | Navy | Robert Roe makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 13:48 | Navy | Jose Guerrero pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:37 | Navy | Henry Parkison is denied on a layup by Adam Cook | 38-37 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Adam Cook gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga hits a floater from the left wing set up by Richard Schantz | 40-37 |
| 13:13 | Navy | Jose Guerrero misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-37 |
| 13:12 | Navy | The offensive rebound goes to John Cota | 40-37 |
| 13:00 | Navy | Michael Sampson's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Schantz | 40-37 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 12:43 | Butler | John Cota is called for the reach on Michael McCade - foul #1 on John Cota, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF) Andrew Huizenga, John Gearhart | |
| Subs | Navy | Richard Ketter (SG), Thomas King (SF), Hugh Lute (PF) Henry Parkison, Michael Sampson, Robert Roe | |
| 12:29 | Butler | Walter Ewing hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 12:28 | Butler | Adam Cook tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 12:12 | Navy | Jose Guerrero misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 12:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Walter Ewing | 42-37 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Christopher Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Butler | John Gearhart (SG) Michael McCade | |
| Subs | Navy | Tommy Windham (PG), Dustin Mosser (C) John Cota, Jose Guerrero | |
| 12:02 | Navy | Tommy Windham loses the dribble to Walter Ewing in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Adam Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Navy | Michael Sampson (C) Dustin Mosser | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Walter Ewing (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - John Gearhart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Tommy Windham (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Ketter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas King (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Hugh Lute (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Sampson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Navy | Michael Sampson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Adam Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Huizenga (SG), Kenneth Halverson (PF) Richard Schantz, Adam Cook | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 10:53 | Navy | Tommy Windham clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 42-37 |
| 10:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Walter Ewing | 42-37 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Hugh Lute - foul #4 on Hugh Lute, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (C) Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | Navy | John Cota (PG), Jose Guerrero (C) Tommy Windham, Hugh Lute | |
| 10:37 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:37 | Navy | Michael Sampson pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:14 | Navy | John Cota comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 10:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kenneth Halverson | 43-37 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Huizenga | 45-37 |
| 09:24 | Navy | Thomas King is called for traveling | 45-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (SG), Richard Schantz (PF), Adam Cook (C) Andrew Huizenga, Christopher Johnson, Kenneth Halverson | |
| Subs | Navy | Henry Parkison (SG), Brent Bass (SF), Robert Roe (PF) Richard Ketter, Thomas King, Michael Sampson | |
| 09:01 | Butler | John Gearhart misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 08:59 | Navy | The rebound goes to Jose Guerrero | 45-37 |
| 08:30 | Navy | Brent Bass misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by John Gearhart - foul #1 on John Gearhart, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Huizenga (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF) Michael McCade, John Gearhart | |
| Subs | Navy | Tommy Windham (SG) John Cota | |
| 08:30 | Navy | Brent Bass makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 08:30 | Navy | Brent Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Adam Cook pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Walter Ewing misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 08:08 | Navy | Robert Roe pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 07:55 | Navy | Jose Guerrero can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman (PG), Joseph Palmer (C) Walter Ewing, Adam Cook | |
| Subs | Navy | Thomas King (SF) Brent Bass | |
| 07:55 | Navy | Jose Guerrero makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:55 | Navy | Jose Guerrero misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joseph Palmer | 45-39 |
| 07:29 | Butler | Joseph Palmer blows the layup but he's hacked by Jose Guerrero - foul #2 on Jose Guerrero, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (SF) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Navy | John Cota (PG), Richard Ketter (SG), Hugh Lute (PF), Michael Sampson (C) Henry Parkison, Tommy Windham, Robert Roe, Jose Guerrero | |
| 07:29 | Butler | Joseph Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 07:29 | Butler | Joseph Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Benjamin Kuhlman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Huizenga (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael McCade (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - John Cota (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Ketter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas King (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Hugh Lute (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Sampson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Navy | John Cota knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Ketter | 47-42 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Thomas King is called for the reach on Benjamin Kuhlman - foul #2 on Thomas King, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (SF) Andrew Huizenga | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 06:36 | Butler | Richard Schantz is fouled on the floor by Thomas King - foul #3 on Thomas King, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Richard Schantz makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Richard Schantz misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:36 | Navy | Hugh Lute snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 06:20 | Navy | Michael Sampson clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 48-42 |
| 06:18 | Butler | The rebound goes to Michael McCade | 48-42 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Richard Schantz misses the runner from the left block | 48-42 |
| 06:11 | Navy | Hugh Lute grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 06:07 | Navy | Michael Sampson makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by John Cota | 48-44 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Walter Ewing hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Benjamin Kuhlman | 50-44 |
| 05:40 | Navy | Michael Sampson misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Palmer - foul #5 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Butler | John Gearhart (SF), Kenneth Halverson (PF), Adam Cook (C) Michael McCade, Richard Schantz, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Navy | Henry Parkison (PG), Tommy Windham (SG), Robert Roe (PF), Jose Guerrero (C) John Cota, Richard Ketter, Thomas King, Hugh Lute | |
| 05:40 | Navy | Michael Sampson misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:40 | Navy | Michael Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Walter Ewing | 50-44 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson misses short on a jumper from the left block | 50-44 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Adam Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 05:09 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman blows the layup | 50-44 |
| 05:08 | Navy | Michael Sampson gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 04:49 | Navy | Jose Guerrero hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 50-44 |
| 04:48 | Butler | The rebound goes to Walter Ewing | 50-44 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Adam Cook banks in the layup and he's fouled by Jose Guerrero - foul #3 on Jose Guerrero, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Johnson (SF), Richard Schantz (PF) Walter Ewing, Kenneth Halverson | |
| Subs | Navy | Hugh Lute (SF) Michael Sampson | |
| 04:42 | Butler | Adam Cook makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 04:27 | Navy | Robert Roe blows the layup but he's hacked by John Gearhart - foul #2 on John Gearhart, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (PG) Benjamin Kuhlman | |
| Subs | Navy | John Cota (PG), Richard Ketter (SG) Henry Parkison, Tommy Windham | |
| 04:27 | Navy | Robert Roe makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:27 | Navy | Robert Roe misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:27 | Butler | Adam Cook gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Christopher Johnson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 04:05 | Navy | The rebound goes to Jose Guerrero | 53-45 |
| 04:00 | Navy | Richard Ketter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 03:59 | Navy | Jose Guerrero snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Navy | Hugh Lute makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Roe and he's fouled by Richard Schantz - foul #2 on Richard Schantz, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Navy | Thomas King (SF) Robert Roe | |
| 03:42 | Navy | Hugh Lute misses the free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:42 | Butler | Adam Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 03:27 | Butler | John Gearhart connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Johnson | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael McCade (fresh) 5 reb. SG - John Gearhart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - John Cota (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Ketter (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas King (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Hugh Lute (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jose Guerrero (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Navy | John Cota is fouled on the floor by Michael McCade - foul #1 on Michael McCade, team foul #10 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Huizenga (SG), Walter Ewing (SF) John Gearhart, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Navy | Michael Sampson (C) Jose Guerrero | |
| 03:20 | Navy | John Cota misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 03:20 | Navy | John Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Richard Schantz buries a floater from close range | 57-48 |
| 02:57 | Navy | Hugh Lute hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Walter Ewing grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman (PG), Christopher Johnson (SF) Walter Ewing, Adam Cook | |
| Subs | Navy | Robert Roe (PF), Jose Guerrero (C) Hugh Lute, Michael Sampson | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:33 | Butler | Michael McCade is hacked by Jose Guerrero - foul #4 on Jose Guerrero, team foul #9 | 57-48 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Michael McCade makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Michael McCade misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:33 | Navy | Robert Roe snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 02:21 | Navy | Richard Schantz swats the shot by John Cota | 58-48 |
| 02:20 | Navy | Thomas King grabs the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 02:09 | Navy | John Cota can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Benjamin Kuhlman - foul #5 on Benjamin Kuhlman, team foul #11 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (SG), John Gearhart (SF), Kenneth Halverson (PF), Adam Cook (C) Benjamin Kuhlman, Andrew Huizenga, Christopher Johnson, Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | Navy | Henry Parkison (SG), Michael Sampson (SF), Hugh Lute (PF), Dustin Mosser (C) Richard Ketter, Thomas King, Robert Roe, Jose Guerrero | |
| 02:09 | Navy | John Cota makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:09 | Navy | John Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Huizenga (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF), Richard Schantz (PF) John Gearhart, Kenneth Halverson, Adam Cook | |
| Subs | Navy | Richard Ketter (SG), Thomas King (SF), Robert Roe (PF), Jose Guerrero (C) Henry Parkison, Michael Sampson, Hugh Lute, Dustin Mosser | |
| 01:53 | Butler | Walter Ewing makes the jumper near the basket | 60-50 |
| 01:38 | Navy | John Cota throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Butler | John Gearhart (SF), Kenneth Halverson (PF), Adam Cook (C) Andrew Huizenga, Christopher Johnson, Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | Navy | Henry Parkison (PG), Tommy Windham (SG), Michael Sampson (SF), Hugh Lute (PF), Dustin Mosser (C) John Cota, Richard Ketter, Thomas King, Robert Roe, Jose Guerrero | |
| 01:17 | Butler | Adam Cook misses the easy layup | 60-50 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Walter Ewing tips it home | 62-50 |
| 01:03 | Navy | Michael Sampson banks in the layup on a great pass from Henry Parkison | 62-52 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Walter Ewing hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Adam Cook tips it back up and in | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Navy | Dustin Mosser knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Parkison | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Butler | Michael McCade can't connect on a shot from the left side | 64-54 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Michael McCade gets the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Michael McCade runs out the clock | 64-54 |