| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) C - Hung Tang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fresh) SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) C - Robert Lenz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bernard Dicken wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Butler | Hung Tang drills a runner from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Hung Tang - foul #1 on Hung Tang, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Russell Robbins connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Bernard Dicken | 4-1 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | The jump hook by Reginald Reavis is blocked by Bernard Dicken | 4-1 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Hung Tang snags the defensive board | 4-1 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Russell Robbins tips it home | 6-1 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is whistled for traveling | 6-1 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Russell Robbins is hacked by Daniel Pittman - foul #1 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #1 | 6-1 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Robert Lenz picks off the pass by Hung Tang | 6-1 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-1 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Reavis | 6-1 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-1 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis hits the follow up shot | 6-3 |
| 16:57 | Butler | Hung Tang hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 6-3 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Robert Lenz pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Albert Baber scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Lenz and he's hacked by Hung Tang - foul #2 on Hung Tang, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Albert Baber makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Daniel Pittman picks off the pass by Thomas Lyons in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 16:32 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman banks in the layup | 6-8 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Rene Rizzo slams it home and he's fouled by Paul Bennett - foul #1 on Paul Bennett, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Albert Baber | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) SG - Julio Martin (fresh) SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Womack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:55 | Butler | The jump hook by Edward Womack is blocked by Paul Bennett | 9-10 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Daniel Pittman | 9-10 |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 15:40 | Butler | Rene Rizzo grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 15:29 | Butler | Rene Rizzo comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 15:28 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Reginald Reavis | 9-10 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lyons - foul #1 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF) Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-10 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Bernard Dicken pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Reginald Reavis is called for the reach on Goran Kamienski - foul #1 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG) Thomas Lyons | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:37 | Butler | Clay Moore buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Robbins | 11-10 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Reginald Reavis | 11-13 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Albert Baber is called for the reach on Goran Kamienski - foul #1 on Albert Baber, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Jeffrey Roberts (C) Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:54 | Butler | Ronnie Krone hits a floater from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Clay Moore steals the ball from Reginald Reavis | 13-13 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Clay Moore misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 13:16 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts tips it in | 15-13 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Julio Martin - foul #1 on Julio Martin, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF) Clay Moore, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SF), Young Fang (C) Albert Baber, Robert Lenz | |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses short on a shot from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Lyons - foul #2 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG) Thomas Lyons | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Paul Bennett slams it home on a great pass from Daniel Pittman | 15-17 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Young Fang swats the dunk try by Bernard Dicken | 15-17 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gustavo Romano | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (tiring) 2 pts. C - Young Fang (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Butler | Goran Kamienski is hacked by Paul Bennett - foul #2 on Paul Bennett, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Edward Womack (C) Julio Martin, Jeffrey Roberts | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Daniel Pittman, Paul Bennett, Young Fang | |
| 11:19 | Butler | Edward Womack slams it home | 17-20 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gustavo Romano | 17-22 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Robert Lenz steals the ball from Clay Moore | 17-22 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Robert Lenz pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Robert Lenz knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-24 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Bernard Dicken loses the dribble to Reginald Reavis | 17-24 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Cooper | 17-27 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Robert Lenz picks off the pass by Russell Robbins | 17-27 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Daniel Pittman (SG), Young Fang (C) Roger Cooper, Reginald Reavis, Robert Lenz | |
| 09:07 | Butler | Edward Womack scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-27 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman scores on a floater from the right side set up by Albert Baber | 19-29 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Rene Rizzo misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 19-29 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-29 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Edward Womack grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Ronnie Krone is whistled for a carry | 19-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Jeffrey Roberts (C) Miladen Jankowski, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Albert Baber connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Gustavo Romano | 19-31 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Romano (tiring) PF - Scott Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Young Fang (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Clay Moore misses short on a shot from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman snags the defensive board | 19-31 |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Young Fang misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Roberts - foul #1 on Jeffrey Roberts, team foul #6 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF) Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Claude Jones (SF) Gustavo Romano | |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Young Fang makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Young Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-33 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts tips it back up and in | 21-33 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Young Fang clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-33 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Jones | 21-33 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson is hacked by Russell Robbins - foul #1 on Russell Robbins, team foul #7 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Miladen Jankowski (PG) Clay Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | Reginald Reavis (SF), Robert Lenz (C) Daniel Pittman, Young Fang | |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the offensive board | 21-33 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Robert Lenz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (PF) Scott Hutchinson | |
| 06:00 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts is denied on a layup by Robert Lenz | 21-33 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Claude Jones | 21-33 |
| 05:51 | Penn State | Robert Lenz dunks the ball set up by Claude Jones | 21-35 |
| 05:36 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Albert Baber pulls down the rebound | 21-35 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is hacked by Russell Robbins - foul #2 on Russell Robbins, team foul #8 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Miladen Jankowski, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Jeffrey Roberts | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG) Albert Baber, Claude Jones | |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Rene Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Ronnie Krone misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Gustavo Romano - foul #1 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #7 | 21-35 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Ronnie Krone makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Ronnie Krone makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-35 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Ronnie Krone pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Clay Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-35 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Edward Womack is called for the reach on Daniel Pittman - foul #1 on Edward Womack, team foul #9 | 23-35 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Robert Lenz snags the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Paul Bennett can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Rene Rizzo - foul #1 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #10 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Hung Tang (C) Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:40 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Reginald Reavis - foul #3 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #8 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Clay Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Claude Jones (SF), Young Fang (C) Gustavo Romano, Reginald Reavis, Robert Lenz | |
| 03:40 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 03:40 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Young Fang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Young Fang hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 25-37 |
| 03:21 | Butler | Russell Robbins pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Goran Kamienski loses the ball out of bounds | 25-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG) Roger Cooper | |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Young Fang hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Thomas Lyons gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Bernard Dicken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG) Thomas Lyons | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SG) Daniel Pittman | |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Young Fang dunks the ball | 25-39 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Goran Kamienski connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Bernard Dicken | 27-39 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Young Fang is fouled on the floor by Hung Tang - foul #3 on Hung Tang, team foul #11 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Young Fang misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Young Fang misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Rene Rizzo snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Rene Rizzo hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Julio Martin | 29-39 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Edward Womack snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 01:20 | Butler | Clay Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Paul Bennett snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 29-39 |
| 00:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to Edward Womack | 29-39 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Ronnie Krone connects on the jumper near the basket | 31-39 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Julio Martin is called for the reach on Albert Baber - foul #2 on Julio Martin, team foul #12 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF) Clay Moore, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Robert Lenz (C) Gustavo Romano, Young Fang | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Albert Baber misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Albert Baber makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Goran Kamienski | 34-40 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 34-40 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Bernard Dicken snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the halfcourt shot | 34-40 |