| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James McCade (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carroll Dobson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wes Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Shultz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Linares (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Doi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Balog inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Butler | Michael Doi swats the short shot by Charles Kirwin | 24-26 |
| 19:47 | Florida State | Michael Doi grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 19:29 | Florida State | Richard Balog is called for the reach on Michael Doi - foul #1 on Richard Balog, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 19:02 | Florida State | Gerald Norby scores on a floater from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Samuel Linares steps in front of the Richard Balog pass | 24-28 |
| 18:28 | Florida State | Samuel Linares loses the dribble to James McCade | 24-28 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Kyle Cole knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Balog | 27-28 |
| 17:49 | Florida State | Gerald Norby comes up short on the shot from the right block | 27-28 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Richard Balog pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Gerald Norby steals the ball from Charles Kirwin in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| 17:28 | Florida State | Michael Shultz misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 17:27 | Florida State | Michael Shultz can't tip it in | 27-28 |
| 17:26 | Florida State | Samuel Linares tips it in | 27-30 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Richard Balog's layup is rejected by Michael Doi | 27-30 |
| 17:12 | Butler | James McCade tips it home | 29-30 |
| 17:01 | Florida State | Wes Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Butler | William Butcher (C) Carroll Dobson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson (SG) Wes Thomas | |
| 16:49 | Butler | William Butcher is called for traveling | 29-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (SG), Norberto Yazzie (SF), Douglas Buske (C) James McCade, Richard Balog, Kyle Cole | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:27 | Florida State | Gerald Norby is hacked by Charles Kirwin - foul #1 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dykstra (PG) Charles Kirwin | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:09 | Florida State | Michael Shultz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 15:50 | Butler | Paul Stephens drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Andrew Dykstra | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Dykstra (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norberto Yazzie (fresh) PF - William Butcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Buske (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eddie Nicholson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Shultz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Linares (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Doi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:24 | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Gerald Norby | 32-32 |
| 15:08 | Butler | William Butcher buries a fadeaway from close range | 34-32 |
| 14:54 | Florida State | Gerald Norby knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eddie Nicholson and he's hacked by Douglas Buske - foul #2 on Douglas Buske, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), James McCade (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Kyle Cole (PF), Todd Metzger (C) Andrew Dykstra, Paul Stephens, Norberto Yazzie, William Butcher, Douglas Buske | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wes Thomas (SG) Eddie Nicholson | |
| 14:54 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Richard Balog clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Richard Balog grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Todd Metzger clanks a shot from the left side | 34-35 |
| 14:13 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Michael Doi | 34-35 |
| 13:47 | Florida State | The pull-up jumper by Michael Shultz is blocked by Kyle Cole | 34-35 |
| 13:45 | Butler | James McCade pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 13:23 | Butler | Charles Kirwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 13:21 | Florida State | Samuel Linares gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 12:57 | Florida State | Michael Shultz connects on the shot from the right block set up by Gerald Norby | 34-37 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Charles Kirwin is hacked by Michael Doi - foul #1 on Michael Doi, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Glaser (SF), Robert Chouinard (PF) Michael Shultz, Samuel Linares | |
| 12:26 | Butler | Richard Balog hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Kirwin and he's hacked by James Glaser - foul #1 on James Glaser, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 12:26 | Butler | Richard Balog makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:12 | Florida State | Gerald Norby is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gerald Norby, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Carroll Dobson (C) Todd Metzger | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alex Foster (C) Michael Doi | |
| 11:55 | Butler | Kyle Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 11:53 | Florida State | Alex Foster snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James McCade (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kyle Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carroll Dobson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wes Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Glaser (fresh) PF - Robert Chouinard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the fadeaway near the basket | 37-39 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Charles Kirwin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 11:14 | Florida State | Robert Chouinard grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 11:06 | Florida State | Alex Foster misses badly on a jumper from close range | 37-39 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Richard Balog gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 10:43 | Butler | Kyle Cole misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 10:42 | Florida State | Alex Foster snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 10:31 | Florida State | Gerald Norby can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Kyle Cole grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 10:22 | Butler | James McCade travels with the ball | 37-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dykstra (PG), Paul Stephens (SG), Norberto Yazzie (SF), William Butcher (PF), Todd Metzger (C) Charles Kirwin, James McCade, Richard Balog, Kyle Cole, Carroll Dobson | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Mizell (PG), Eddie Nicholson (SG), Michael Shultz (SF), Samuel Linares (PF), Michael Doi (C) Gerald Norby, Wes Thomas, James Glaser, Robert Chouinard, Alex Foster | |
| 10:04 | Florida State | Andrew Dykstra picks off the pass by Eddie Nicholson | 37-39 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Paul Stephens lays it in set up by Andrew Dykstra | 39-39 |
| 09:42 | Florida State | Michael Shultz hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Mizell | 39-41 |
| 09:27 | Butler | William Butcher can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Samuel Linares - foul #2 on Samuel Linares, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| 09:27 | Butler | William Butcher misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 09:27 | Butler | William Butcher makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 09:07 | Florida State | Michael Doi misses the fadeaway in the lane | 40-41 |
| 09:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Metzger | 40-41 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Michael Doi | 40-41 |
| 08:15 | Florida State | Paul Stephens steals the ball from Eddie Nicholson | 40-41 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra banks in the layup set up by Paul Stephens | 42-41 |
| 07:47 | Florida State | Michael Shultz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 07:46 | Butler | William Butcher grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Dykstra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norberto Yazzie (fresh) PF - William Butcher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Metzger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - David Mizell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eddie Nicholson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Shultz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Linares (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Doi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Butler | Todd Metzger is whistled for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), James McCade (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Kyle Cole (PF), Carroll Dobson (C) Andrew Dykstra, Paul Stephens, Norberto Yazzie, William Butcher, Todd Metzger | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Norby (PG), Wes Thomas (SG) David Mizell, Eddie Nicholson | |
| 07:01 | Florida State | Samuel Linares lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald Norby and he's hacked by Kyle Cole - foul #3 on Kyle Cole, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| 07:01 | Florida State | Samuel Linares makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 06:52 | Butler | James McCade hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carroll Dobson | 44-44 |
| 06:34 | Florida State | Samuel Linares makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Wes Thomas | 44-46 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Carroll Dobson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 06:18 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Samuel Linares | 44-46 |
| 05:52 | Florida State | Gerald Norby misses the shot from the right side | 44-46 |
| 05:50 | Florida State | Samuel Linares pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:34 | Florida State | Gerald Norby hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Wes Thomas | 44-48 |
| 05:27 | Butler | James McCade clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Wes Thomas - foul #1 on Wes Thomas, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Metzger (C) Carroll Dobson | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Glaser (SF), Robert Chouinard (PF), Alex Foster (C) Michael Shultz, Samuel Linares, Michael Doi | |
| 05:27 | Butler | James McCade makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 05:27 | Butler | James McCade makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:06 | Florida State | Gerald Norby comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Charles Kirwin - foul #2 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| 05:06 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:06 | Florida State | Gerald Norby misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Todd Metzger snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 04:50 | Butler | Kyle Cole knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Charles Kirwin | 48-49 |
| 04:36 | Florida State | Alex Foster buries a jumper from the left block | 48-51 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Kyle Cole scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 04:02 | Florida State | Gerald Norby comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 04:01 | Butler | James McCade snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 03:50 | Butler | Todd Metzger clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | Robert Chouinard gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 03:26 | Florida State | Gerald Norby's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Metzger | 51-51 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Todd Metzger grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James McCade (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Richard Balog (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kyle Cole (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Metzger (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wes Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Glaser (fresh) PF - Robert Chouinard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Butler | Todd Metzger can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Alex Foster - foul #1 on Alex Foster, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dykstra (PG), Paul Stephens (SG), Norberto Yazzie (SF), William Butcher (PF) Charles Kirwin, James McCade, Richard Balog, Kyle Cole | |
| Subs | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson (SG), Michael Shultz (SF), Samuel Linares (PF), Michael Doi (C) Wes Thomas, James Glaser, Robert Chouinard, Alex Foster | |
| 03:19 | Butler | Todd Metzger makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:19 | Butler | Todd Metzger misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:19 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Michael Doi | 52-51 |
| 03:02 | Florida State | Michael Doi scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gerald Norby | 52-53 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), James McCade (SG), Kyle Cole (PF) Andrew Dykstra, Paul Stephens, William Butcher | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:46 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie's floater is knocked away by Samuel Linares | 52-53 |
| 02:45 | Florida State | Michael Doi grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:31 | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson is called for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Balog (SF) Norberto Yazzie | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wes Thomas (SG) Eddie Nicholson | |
| 02:15 | Butler | James McCade makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Kirwin | 55-53 |
| 01:54 | Florida State | Richard Balog is called for the reach on Michael Shultz - foul #2 on Richard Balog, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | Michael Doi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 01:28 | Butler | James McCade gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Kyle Cole is hacked by Michael Doi - foul #2 on Michael Doi, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:44 | Florida State | Gerald Norby is fouled on the floor by Kyle Cole - foul #4 on Kyle Cole, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| 00:44 | Florida State | Gerald Norby misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Kyle Cole snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Butler | Wes Thomas is called for the reach on Kyle Cole in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wes Thomas, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Kyle Cole misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:43 | Florida State | Samuel Linares grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Wes Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Todd Metzger - foul #4 on Todd Metzger, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Wes Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Wes Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Metzger | 57-54 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Gerald Norby is called for the reach on Todd Metzger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Norby, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (SG) James McCade | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:35 | Butler | Todd Metzger makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Todd Metzger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Charles Kirwin is called for the reach on Gerald Norby - foul #3 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Butler | James McCade (SG) Paul Stephens | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Charles Kirwin is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Norby - foul #4 on Gerald Norby, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (SG) James McCade | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Charles Kirwin makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Charles Kirwin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Kyle Cole gets the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Kyle Cole is hacked by Michael Doi - foul #3 on Michael Doi, team foul #11 | 60-56 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:18 | Florida State | Gerald Norby connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Shultz | 62-59 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Charles Kirwin is hacked by Wes Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wes Thomas, team foul #12 | 62-59 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Charles Kirwin misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Charles Kirwin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Samuel Linares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-59 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Paul Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Norby - foul #5 on Gerald Norby, team foul #13 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Mizell (PG) Gerald Norby | |
| 00:06 | Butler | Paul Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Paul Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Michael Shultz buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-62 |