| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Neil Danna (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Herlihy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Silverman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Crone (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Michael (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Earl Redding inbounds the ball | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on James Crone - foul #2 on James Crone, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 19:21 | Oregon State | Chad Willis is hacked by William Michael - foul #2 on William Michael, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| 19:16 | Oregon State | Paul Silverman is whistled for traveling | 44-35 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Neil Danna is called for the reach on Earl Redding - foul #1 on Neil Danna, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Vincent Wroten shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Courtois | 44-37 |
| 18:32 | Oregon State | Neil Danna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 18:31 | Butler | The rebound goes to Shawn Kirch | 44-37 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Shawn Kirch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 44-37 |
| 18:23 | Oregon State | Neil Danna gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:04 | Oregon State | Paul Silverman can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-37 |
| 18:02 | Oregon State | James Crone hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Earl Redding buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Courtois | 46-40 |
| 17:33 | Oregon State | Shawn Kirch denies the turnaround by Paul Silverman | 46-40 |
| 17:31 | Butler | The rebound goes to Shawn Kirch | 46-40 |
| 17:18 | Butler | Earl Redding's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Willis | 46-40 |
| 17:16 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Chad Willis | 46-40 |
| 17:11 | Oregon State | Neil Danna hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Willis | 48-40 |
| 16:54 | Butler | James Crone denies the turnaround by William Michael | 48-40 |
| 16:52 | Oregon State | Albert Herlihy snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 16:42 | Oregon State | Chad Willis scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Albert Herlihy | 50-40 |
| 16:24 | Butler | William Michael lays it up and in on a great pass from Vincent Wroten | 50-42 |
| 16:06 | Oregon State | Chad Willis misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 16:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Michael | 50-42 |
| 15:42 | Butler | Shawn Kirch knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Earl Redding | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Neil Danna (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Herlihy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Willis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Silverman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Crone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Oregon State | James Crone can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 15:26 | Oregon State | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Willis | 50-45 |
| 15:12 | Oregon State | Chad Willis connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Neil Danna | 52-45 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Richard Courtois loses the dribble to Chad Willis | 52-45 |
| 14:49 | Oregon State | Paul Silverman lays it in on a great pass from Chad Willis | 54-45 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Earl Redding misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 14:19 | Oregon State | James Crone pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 14:05 | Oregon State | Paul Silverman banks in the layup on a great pass from Chad Willis | 56-45 |
| 13:49 | Butler | William Michael is open and lays it up and in | 56-47 |
| 13:34 | Oregon State | Neil Danna comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 13:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to Vincent Wroten | 56-47 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Vincent Wroten comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 13:10 | Oregon State | Chad Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 13:08 | Oregon State | Vincent Wroten picks off the pass by Neil Danna in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Vincent Wroten lays it in | 56-49 |
| 12:44 | Oregon State | Neil Danna clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 12:42 | Butler | William Michael gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Neil Danna steps in front of the Richard Courtois pass | 56-49 |
| 12:15 | Oregon State | Neil Danna can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-49 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Earl Redding grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Neil Danna steals it from Earl Redding | 56-49 |
| 11:56 | Oregon State | James Crone is called for traveling | 56-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Boatright (PG), Russell Larsen (SG), Salvatore Lombardi (PF), Alvin Neer (C) Neil Danna, Albert Herlihy, Paul Silverman, James Crone | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Mark Baccus (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, Earl Redding, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough loses the ball out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - James Boatright (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Larsen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chad Willis (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Salvatore Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Alvin Neer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) SG - Mark Baccus (fresh) SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Oregon State | James Boatright is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hayes - foul #1 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #2 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Paul Silverman (PF) Chad Willis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:06 | Oregon State | Salvatore Lombardi travels with the ball | 56-49 |
| 10:53 | Butler | Steven Flannery misses the 3 from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough tips it back up and in | 56-51 |
| 10:36 | Oregon State | Steven Flannery is called for the reach on Salvatore Lombardi - foul #4 on Steven Flannery, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Albert Herlihy (SG) Paul Silverman | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Tompson (C) Steven Flannery | |
| 10:12 | Oregon State | Russell Larsen's floater is knocked away by Michael Tompson | 56-51 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Mark Baccus gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Eddy Cowan | 56-54 |
| 09:52 | Oregon State | James Boatright is hacked by Daniel Hayes - foul #2 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG) Daniel Hayes | |
| 09:41 | Oregon State | Alvin Neer misses long on a runner from the left block | 56-54 |
| 09:39 | Oregon State | Albert Herlihy hits the follow up shot | 58-54 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough can't connect on a shot from the left side | 58-54 |
| 09:13 | Oregon State | Salvatore Lombardi grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 08:58 | Oregon State | Alvin Neer misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Tompson - foul #1 on Michael Tompson, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Neil Danna (PG), Chad Willis (SF), Paul Silverman (PF) James Boatright, Albert Herlihy, Salvatore Lombardi | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF) Mark Baccus, Antonio Scarborough, Eddy Cowan | |
| 08:58 | Oregon State | Alvin Neer makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:58 | Oregon State | Alvin Neer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Vincent Wroten grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Vincent Wroten comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-54 |
| 08:43 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Chad Willis | 59-54 |
| 08:32 | Oregon State | Earl Redding is called for the reach on Russell Larsen - foul #1 on Earl Redding, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Crone (C) Alvin Neer | |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Hayes (PF) William Michael | |
| 08:19 | Oregon State | James Crone scores on a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Earl Redding - foul #2 on Earl Redding, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (PF) Michael Tompson | |
| 08:19 | Oregon State | James Crone makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Daniel Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 07:52 | Oregon State | Chad Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 07:47 | Oregon State | Russell Larsen is fouled on the floor by Vincent Wroten - foul #2 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Steven Flannery (SF) Richard Courtois, Earl Redding | |
| 07:47 | Oregon State | Russell Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 07:47 | Oregon State | Russell Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Chad Willis takes the ball from Steven Flannery | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Neil Danna (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Larsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Chad Willis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Paul Silverman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Crone (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Oregon State | Paul Silverman is whistled for a carry | 64-54 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Boatright (PG), Albert Herlihy (SG) Neil Danna, Russell Larsen | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) William Michael, Daniel Hayes | |
| 07:09 | Butler | Steven Flannery clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-54 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Vincent Wroten grabs the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 06:56 | Butler | Shawn Kirch can't finish the layup | 64-54 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Steven Flannery grabs the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Eddy Cowan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 06:41 | Oregon State | Chad Willis gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 06:24 | Oregon State | Chad Willis misses long on a shot in the lane | 64-54 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Shawn Kirch gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 06:02 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 06:01 | Oregon State | Paul Silverman pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 05:50 | Oregon State | Paul Silverman jams it set up by Chad Willis | 66-54 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Paul Silverman blocks the short jumper by Shawn Kirch | 66-54 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 05:14 | Butler | James Boatright steals the ball from Eddy Cowan | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:59 | Oregon State | James Crone is called for traveling | 66-54 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Neil Danna (PG), Russell Larsen (SF), Salvatore Lombardi (PF), Alvin Neer (C) James Boatright, Chad Willis, Paul Silverman, James Crone | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Mark Baccus (SG), William Michael (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Antonio Scarborough, Vincent Wroten, Eddy Cowan, Shawn Kirch | |
| 04:48 | Butler | Salvatore Lombardi swats the layup by William Michael | 66-54 |
| 04:47 | Oregon State | Alvin Neer gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:32 | Oregon State | Russell Larsen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 66-54 |
| 04:31 | Oregon State | Salvatore Lombardi tips it in | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:18 | Butler | Mark Baccus drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Courtois | 68-56 |
| 03:57 | Oregon State | Albert Herlihy misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 03:56 | Butler | Mark Baccus snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 03:50 | Butler | Richard Courtois misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 03:48 | Oregon State | Russell Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Oregon State | Salvatore Lombardi's pass is intercepted by Richard Courtois | 68-56 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Neil Danna (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Herlihy (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Larsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Salvatore Lombardi (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Alvin Neer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Baccus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Flannery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Butler | William Michael misses badly on a shot from close range | 68-56 |
| 03:09 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Russell Larsen | 68-56 |
| 02:51 | Oregon State | Neil Danna loses the dribble to Steven Flannery | 68-56 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Mark Baccus banks in the layup set up by Steven Flannery | 68-58 |
| 02:44 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-58 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Chad Willis (SF) Albert Herlihy | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Earl Redding (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Mark Baccus, Steven Flannery, Daniel Hayes | |
| 02:31 | Oregon State | Salvatore Lombardi is fouled on the floor by William Michael - foul #3 on William Michael, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| 02:31 | Oregon State | Salvatore Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 02:16 | Butler | Vincent Wroten comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Earl Redding tips it back up and in | 68-60 |
| 02:14 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Paul Silverman (PF) Salvatore Lombardi | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:47 | Oregon State | Alvin Neer hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Neil Danna | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Butler | Richard Courtois misses the 3 from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 01:25 | Oregon State | Alvin Neer grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 00:56 | Oregon State | Neil Danna is hacked by William Michael - foul #4 on William Michael, team foul #10 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Albert Herlihy (SG), James Crone (C) Russell Larsen, Alvin Neer | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Mark Baccus (SG), Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 00:56 | Oregon State | Neil Danna makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:56 | Oregon State | Neil Danna makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Butler | Mark Baccus is fouled on the floor by Chad Willis - foul #2 on Chad Willis, team foul #3 | 72-60 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Mark Baccus misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 72-60 |
| 00:44 | Oregon State | Chad Willis snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Oregon State | Neil Danna clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Antonio Scarborough - foul #2 on Antonio Scarborough, team foul #11 | 72-60 |
| 00:24 | Oregon State | Neil Danna makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:24 | Oregon State | Neil Danna makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Baccus | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | Oregon State | Neil Danna runs out the clock | 74-62 |