| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) PF - Richard Marsh (fresh) C - Todd Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Charles Black (fresh) SG - Robert Farris (fresh) SF - Gary Proctor (fresh) PF - Tyrone Mary (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Robert Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Utah State | Robert Smith misses badly on a runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Butler | Robert Farris steals the ball from Todd Allen in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Utah State | Charles Black lays it up and in set up by Robert Farris | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Todd Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Utah State | Charles Black is hacked by Larry Tarter - foul #1 on Larry Tarter, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Utah State | Charles Black makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Gary Proctor | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Butler | Larry Tarter is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Black - foul #1 on Charles Black, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Robert Farris steps in front of the Jeff Davis pass | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | Utah State | The jump hook by Robert Smith is blocked by Richard Marsh | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Jeff Davis grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Richard Marsh hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Larry Tarter and he's hacked by Tyrone Mary - foul #1 on Tyrone Mary, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Rodney Fern (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Brown (PG), Richard Bush (SG), Stanley Wagner (SF), Walter Hines (PF), Michael Anglin (C) Charles Black, Robert Farris, Gary Proctor, Tyrone Mary, Robert Smith | |
| 17:48 | Butler | Richard Marsh misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Utah State | Michael Anglin gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Gantz - foul #1 on Joseph Gantz, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Buckler (C) Richard Marsh | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 17:29 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan hits a floater from the baseline | 4-6 |
| 16:59 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner clanks a floater from close range | 4-6 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Charles Buckler grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:42 | Butler | Walter Hines swats the short shot by Thomas Hennigan | 4-6 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan gets the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Walter Hines swats the short shot by Charles Buckler | 4-6 |
| 16:23 | Utah State | Walter Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:03 | Utah State | The jump hook by Stanley Wagner is blocked by Charles Buckler | 4-6 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Charles Buckler snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) SG - James Pantoja (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Hennigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Fern (fresh) C - Charles Buckler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Brown (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Bush (fairly fresh) SF - Stanley Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Hines (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Anglin (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Butler | James Pantoja can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 15:38 | Butler | James Pantoja gets the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:33 | Butler | James Pantoja misses the shot from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 15:31 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Walter Hines | 4-6 |
| 15:10 | Utah State | William Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 15:08 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:56 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner double dribbles | 4-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Richard Marsh (PF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Thomas Hennigan, Rodney Fern, Charles Buckler | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edward Wood (PG), Robert Farris (SG), Gary Proctor (SF), Richard Jackson (PF), Robert Smith (C) William Brown, Richard Bush, Stanley Wagner, Walter Hines, Michael Anglin | |
| 14:40 | Butler | Robert Smith swats the layup by Richard Marsh | 4-6 |
| 14:39 | Utah State | Edward Wood pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:31 | Utah State | Richard Jackson is denied on a layup by Todd Allen | 4-6 |
| 14:29 | Utah State | Richard Jackson grabs the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 14:15 | Utah State | Robert Farris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 14:13 | Butler | Jeff Davis pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 13:51 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 13:50 | Utah State | Gary Proctor pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 13:29 | Utah State | Richard Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 13:27 | Utah State | Robert Smith grabs the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 13:22 | Utah State | Robert Smith travels with the ball | 4-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (PF), Guadalupe Alvarado (C) Richard Marsh, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Black (PG), Stanley Wagner (SF), Tyrone Mary (PF) Robert Farris, Gary Proctor, Robert Smith | |
| 13:03 | Butler | Rodney Fern misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Jeff Davis snags the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 4-6 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Jeff Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Rodney Fern hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 4-6 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Gordon Scaife snags the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Charles Black picks off the pass by Gordon Scaife | 4-6 |
| 11:44 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary can't finish the layup | 4-6 |
| 11:42 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner tips it home | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fairly fresh) SF - Jeff Davis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Rodney Fern (fairly fresh) C - Guadalupe Alvarado (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Charles Black (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Wood (tiring) SF - Stanley Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Mary (fresh) C - Richard Jackson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Butler | Guadalupe Alvarado is called for traveling | 4-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Charles Buckler (PF), Todd Allen (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Rodney Fern, Guadalupe Alvarado | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Brown (PG), Richard Bush (SG), Gary Proctor (SF), Walter Hines (PF), Robert Smith (C) Charles Black, Edward Wood, Stanley Wagner, Tyrone Mary, Richard Jackson | |
| 11:29 | Utah State | Gary Proctor misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 11:28 | Butler | Charles Buckler pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Joseph Gantz is hacked by Richard Bush in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Bush, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan hits the finger roll and the foul's on Gary Proctor - foul #1 on Gary Proctor, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tyrone Mary (SF) Gary Proctor | |
| 11:04 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan misses the free throw | 6-8 |
| 11:04 | Utah State | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 10:45 | Utah State | The short jumper by Tyrone Mary is denied by Charles Buckler | 6-8 |
| 10:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Pantoja | 6-8 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan is denied on a layup by Robert Smith | 6-8 |
| 10:30 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Walter Hines | 6-8 |
| 10:12 | Utah State | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 10:10 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary snags the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 09:49 | Utah State | Walter Hines misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Todd Allen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Hines - foul #1 on Walter Hines, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Richard Marsh (PF) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Thomas Hennigan, Charles Buckler | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Black (PG), Robert Farris (SG), Gary Proctor (SF), Richard Jackson (PF), Michael Anglin (C) William Brown, Richard Bush, Tyrone Mary, Walter Hines, Robert Smith | |
| 09:25 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 09:03 | Utah State | Richard Jackson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Gordon Scaife scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Tarter | 11-8 |
| 08:16 | Utah State | Charles Black is fouled on the floor by Larry Tarter - foul #2 on Larry Tarter, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Rodney Fern (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edward Wood (PG), Stanley Wagner (SF), Robert Smith (C) Charles Black, Gary Proctor, Michael Anglin | |
| 08:04 | Utah State | Edward Wood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Jeff Davis snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 07:59 | Butler | James Pantoja loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-8 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Black (PG) Edward Wood | |
| 07:31 | Utah State | Richard Jackson makes the turnaround near the basket | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) SG - James Pantoja (fresh) SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Richard Marsh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Fern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Charles Black (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Farris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Butler | Robert Smith swats the short shot by Richard Marsh | 11-10 |
| 07:11 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Stanley Wagner | 11-10 |
| 06:52 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Farris | 11-12 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Robert Farris steals it from James Pantoja | 11-12 |
| 06:16 | Utah State | Robert Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Richard Marsh gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Joseph Gantz is fouled on the floor by Charles Black - foul #2 on Charles Black, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Derek Henderson (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Charles Buckler (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Jeff Davis, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Brown (PG), Richard Bush (SG), Gary Proctor (SF), Tyrone Mary (PF), Michael Anglin (C) Charles Black, Robert Farris, Stanley Wagner, Richard Jackson, Robert Smith | |
| 05:39 | Butler | Derek Henderson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 05:38 | Utah State | Gary Proctor grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 05:33 | Utah State | William Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 05:31 | Butler | The rebound goes to Derek Henderson | 11-12 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Anglin - foul #1 on Michael Anglin, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Guadalupe Alvarado (C) Richard Marsh | |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Hines (PF) Tyrone Mary | |
| 05:13 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 05:13 | Utah State | Walter Hines grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 04:56 | Utah State | William Brown connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Proctor | 12-15 |
| 04:39 | Butler | Guadalupe Alvarado comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #8 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), Rodney Fern (PF) Derek Henderson, Charles Buckler | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tyrone Mary (PF), Robert Smith (C) Walter Hines, Michael Anglin | |
| 04:39 | Butler | Guadalupe Alvarado makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 04:39 | Butler | Guadalupe Alvarado misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 04:39 | Utah State | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 04:13 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary is fouled on the floor by Rodney Fern - foul #1 on Rodney Fern, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Davis (SF), Charles Buckler (C) Thomas Hennigan, Guadalupe Alvarado | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edward Wood (PG), Stanley Wagner (SF), Walter Hines (PF), Michael Anglin (C) William Brown, Gary Proctor, Tyrone Mary, Robert Smith | |
| 04:03 | Utah State | Walter Hines lays it up and in | 13-17 |
| 03:40 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses long on a 3 from straight away | 13-17 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Joseph Gantz hits the follow up shot | 15-17 |
| 03:16 | Utah State | Edward Wood connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Rodney Fern (fresh) C - Charles Buckler (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Edward Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Bush (tiring) SF - Stanley Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Anglin (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Butler | Charles Buckler drills a runner from the baseline | 17-19 |
| 02:35 | Utah State | Richard Bush misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-19 |
| 02:33 | Utah State | Michael Anglin tips it in | 17-21 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Edward Wood steals it from Gordon Scaife in the backcourt | 17-21 |
| 02:28 | Utah State | Edward Wood lays it in | 17-23 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Richard Bush is called for the reach on Joseph Gantz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Bush, team foul #9 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), James Pantoja (SF), Thomas Hennigan (PF), Todd Allen (C) Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Rodney Fern, Charles Buckler | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Black (PG), Robert Farris (SG), Gary Proctor (SF), Tyrone Mary (PF), Robert Smith (C) Edward Wood, Richard Bush, Stanley Wagner, Walter Hines, Michael Anglin | |
| 02:24 | Butler | Joseph Gantz makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Joseph Gantz makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 01:59 | Utah State | Gary Proctor banks in the layup set up by Robert Smith | 19-25 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Thomas Hennigan - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #10 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Marsh (PF) Joseph Gantz | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Brown (PG), Edward Wood (SG) Charles Black, Robert Farris | |
| 01:31 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 01:15 | Utah State | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (PF) Richard Marsh | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Farris (SG), Walter Hines (PF) Edward Wood, Tyrone Mary | |
| 00:55 | Butler | James Pantoja misses short on a shot from the right block | 21-25 |
| 00:53 | Utah State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 00:33 | Utah State | The jump hook by Walter Hines is blocked by Rodney Fern | 21-25 |
| 00:32 | Utah State | Robert Farris grabs the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 00:10 | Utah State | Walter Hines knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from William Brown and he's fouled by Rodney Fern - foul #2 on Rodney Fern, team foul #5 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Derek Henderson (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Charles Buckler (C) Larry Tarter, James Pantoja, Thomas Hennigan, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Black (PG), Edward Wood (SG), Tyrone Mary (SF), Michael Anglin (C) William Brown, Robert Farris, Gary Proctor, Robert Smith | |
| 00:10 | Utah State | Walter Hines makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Derek Henderson loses the dribble to Michael Anglin in the backcourt | 21-28 |
| 00:02 | Utah State | Edward Wood is fouled on the floor by Gordon Scaife - foul #1 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #6 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG) Derek Henderson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Stanley Wagner (SF) Walter Hines | |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Edward Wood is hacked by Charles Buckler - foul #1 on Charles Buckler, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Edward Wood misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Charles Buckler pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Charles Buckler misses short on a fullcourt shot | 21-28 |