| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Marsh (fresh) 3 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Justin Williams (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Michael Knudsen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rudy Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Casey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Jeff Davis inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 24-30 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Todd Allen can't tip it in | 24-30 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Gordon Scaife grabs the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Richard Marsh is fouled on the floor by Justin Williams - foul #3 on Justin Williams, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Temple | James Woods (SF) Justin Williams | |
| 19:14 | Butler | Gordon Scaife's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-30 |
| 18:50 | Temple | Rudy Cox buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Todd Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-32 |
| 18:14 | Temple | Rudy Cox blows the dunk but the foul's on Gordon Scaife - foul #1 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| 18:14 | Temple | Rudy Cox misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:14 | Temple | Rudy Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 17:51 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-33 |
| 17:49 | Temple | Brett Casey snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 17:30 | Temple | Todd Allen picks off the pass by Brett Casey | 24-33 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Gordon Scaife blows the layup but he's hacked by James Woods - foul #2 on James Woods, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (PF), Charles Buckler (C) Richard Marsh, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Finch (SF), James Turner (PF) James Woods, Rudy Cox | |
| 17:15 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 16:47 | Temple | Michael Knudsen drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Marcus Finch | 25-36 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Larry Tarter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Knudsen - foul #1 on Michael Knudsen, team foul #3 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF) Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:37 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Rodney Fern grabs the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Joseph Gantz can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-36 |
| 16:20 | Temple | Brett Casey grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 16:09 | Temple | Brett Casey misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 25-36 |
| 16:07 | Temple | James Turner snags the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 15:46 | Temple | Michael Knudsen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-36 |
| 15:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rodney Fern | 25-36 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) PF - Rodney Fern (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Buckler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Knudsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Rice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Finch (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Turner (fresh) C - Brett Casey (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Butler | Joseph Gantz makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-36 |
| 15:21 | Temple | Michael Knudsen comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Tarter - foul #1 on Larry Tarter, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Richard Marsh (PF), Todd Allen (C) Larry Tarter, Thomas Hennigan, Rodney Fern, Charles Buckler | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (PG), Rudy Cox (PF) Marcus Finch, Brett Casey | |
| 15:21 | Temple | Michael Knudsen makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 15:21 | Temple | Michael Knudsen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 15:04 | Temple | James Turner pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 14:39 | Temple | Michael Knudsen scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Rice | 28-41 |
| 14:21 | Butler | James Rice takes the ball from Richard Marsh | 28-41 |
| 14:00 | Temple | Justin Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 13:59 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Joseph Gantz loses the dribble to Justin Williams | 28-41 |
| 13:25 | Temple | James Rice comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-41 |
| 13:24 | Butler | Richard Marsh gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 13:09 | Butler | James Pantoja makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Gantz | 31-41 |
| 12:48 | Temple | James Rice misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Joseph Gantz grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 12:28 | Butler | Joseph Gantz misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 12:27 | Temple | Rudy Cox pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 11:58 | Temple | Michael Knudsen knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Justin Williams | 31-43 |
| 11:43 | Butler | James Turner blocks the short jumper by James Pantoja | 31-43 |
| 11:42 | Temple | James Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Pantoja (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Marsh (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Todd Allen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Justin Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Knudsen (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Rice (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rudy Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Turner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Temple | Rudy Cox scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Knudsen | 31-45 |
| 11:11 | Butler | The short jumper by Richard Marsh is denied by James Turner | 31-45 |
| 11:10 | Temple | Rudy Cox snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 10:56 | Temple | Rudy Cox misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Marsh - foul #1 on Richard Marsh, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Rodney Fern (PF), Charles Buckler (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Jeff Davis, Richard Marsh, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Temple | James Woods (SF), Brett Casey (C) James Rice, James Turner | |
| 10:56 | Temple | Rudy Cox makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 10:56 | Temple | Rudy Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Rodney Fern knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 10:13 | Temple | Larry Tarter takes the ball from Justin Williams | 34-47 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Gordon Scaife lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Tarter | 36-47 |
| 09:51 | Temple | James Woods is denied on a layup by Charles Buckler | 36-47 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Brett Casey steps in front of the Thomas Hennigan pass | 36-47 |
| 09:27 | Temple | Rudy Cox can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-47 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Justin Williams gets the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 09:12 | Temple | Justin Williams drills a floater from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Larry Tarter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Buckler | 38-49 |
| 08:34 | Temple | Rudy Cox is fouled on the floor by Rodney Fern - foul #1 on Rodney Fern, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Davis (SF) Thomas Hennigan | |
| Subs | Temple | James Rice (SG), Marcus Finch (SF), Harry Moore (PF) Michael Knudsen, James Woods, Rudy Cox | |
| 08:17 | Temple | Justin Williams makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Rice | 38-51 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Gordon Scaife connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Tarter | 41-51 |
| 07:40 | Temple | Larry Tarter is called for the reach on Justin Williams - foul #2 on Larry Tarter, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Richard Marsh (PF), Guadalupe Alvarado (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Rodney Fern, Charles Buckler | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Marsh (fresh) 4 reb. C - Guadalupe Alvarado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Justin Williams (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Rice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marcus Finch (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Moore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brett Casey (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Temple | James Rice is hacked by James Pantoja - foul #1 on James Pantoja, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (PF) Richard Marsh | |
| Subs | Temple | James Woods (SF) Harry Moore | |
| 06:55 | Temple | James Rice misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Pantoja - foul #2 on James Pantoja, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| 06:55 | Temple | James Rice misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 06:55 | Temple | James Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Joseph Gantz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Guadalupe Alvarado gets the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Guadalupe Alvarado misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 06:17 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Gantz | 41-52 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan double dribbles | 41-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Rodney Fern (PF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Thomas Hennigan, Guadalupe Alvarado | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Knudsen (SG), James Turner (PF) James Rice, Marcus Finch | |
| 05:59 | Temple | Justin Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Tarter - foul #3 on Larry Tarter, team foul #8 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Derek Henderson (SF) Jeff Davis | |
| Subs | Temple | James Rice (SF) James Woods | |
| 05:59 | Temple | Justin Williams misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Rodney Fern grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Gordon Scaife buries a jump hook near the basket | 43-52 |
| 05:12 | Temple | Justin Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Tarter - foul #4 on Larry Tarter, team foul #9 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Davis (SF), Richard Marsh (PF) Derek Henderson, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Moore (PF) Brett Casey | |
| 05:12 | Temple | Justin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 05:12 | Temple | Justin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Todd Allen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 05:00 | Temple | Harry Moore gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 04:39 | Temple | Michael Knudsen connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:23 | Butler | Todd Allen can't connect on a jumper from close range | 43-57 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Gordon Scaife grabs the offensive board | 43-57 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Gordon Scaife is hacked by James Rice - foul #1 on James Rice, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Temple | James Woods (SF), Rudy Cox (PF) James Rice, Harry Moore | |
| 04:09 | Butler | The short jumper by Larry Tarter is denied by James Turner | 43-57 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Todd Allen can't tip it in | 43-57 |
| 04:05 | Temple | The rebound goes to James Turner | 43-57 |
| 03:36 | Temple | Rudy Cox drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Knudsen | 43-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gordon Scaife (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Marsh (fresh) 4 reb. C - Todd Allen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Justin Williams (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Knudsen (tiring) 16 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Woods (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rudy Cox (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - James Turner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 03:15 | Temple | James Woods gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:09 | Temple | Todd Allen blocks the short jumper by Rudy Cox | 43-59 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Gordon Scaife grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Gordon Scaife scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-59 |
| 02:38 | Temple | Rudy Cox clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Todd Allen - foul #3 on Todd Allen, team foul #10 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Rodney Fern (PF), Charles Buckler (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Richard Marsh, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Moore (PF), Marcus Finch (C) Michael Knudsen, James Turner | |
| 02:38 | Temple | Rudy Cox makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 02:38 | Temple | Rudy Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan knocks in the floater in the paint and he's hacked by James Woods - foul #3 on James Woods, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Temple | James Rice (SG) Rudy Cox | |
| 02:24 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan misses the free throw | 47-61 |
| 02:24 | Temple | Marcus Finch grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 02:03 | Temple | James Rice is hacked by James Pantoja - foul #3 on James Pantoja, team foul #11 | 47-61 |
| 02:03 | Temple | James Rice makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 02:03 | Temple | James Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Woods - foul #4 on James Woods, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Knudsen (SG), James Turner (PF) James Rice, Harry Moore | |
| 01:51 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 01:39 | Temple | Justin Williams dunks the ball | 48-65 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Charles Buckler can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Knudsen - foul #2 on Michael Knudsen, team foul #7 | 48-65 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Charles Buckler makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Charles Buckler misses the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 01:16 | Temple | James Woods gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| 00:52 | Temple | Justin Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-65 |
| 00:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Hennigan | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:46 | Butler | Charles Buckler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-65 |
| 00:44 | Temple | The rebound goes to Michael Knudsen | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:23 | Temple | James Woods is hacked by Charles Buckler - foul #2 on Charles Buckler, team foul #12 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Moore (PF) Justin Williams | |
| 00:23 | Temple | James Woods misses the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 00:23 | Temple | James Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Charles Buckler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-66 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Joseph Gantz hits the follow up shot | 51-66 |
| 00:00 | Temple | James Woods runs out the clock | 51-66 |