| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Harned (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Henry Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Marsh (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Jeff Davis inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Butler | Larry Tarter hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gordon Scaife and he's hacked by Victor White - foul #1 on Victor White, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 19:53 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses long on a jumper near the basket | 35-28 |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lawrence McClatcher | 38-28 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Victor White takes the ball from Todd Allen | 38-28 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Larry Tarter is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips - foul #2 on Larry Tarter, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Weaver | 41-28 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Jeff Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 41-30 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Henry Weaver | 44-30 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Melvin Phillips steals the ball from Jeff Davis | 44-30 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Victor White clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Todd Allen - foul #2 on Todd Allen, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG), Billy Bryant (SF) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned | |
| 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 | |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Joseph Gantz is hacked by Henry Weaver - foul #1 on Henry Weaver, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-30 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Billy McNaughton | 45-30 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) SF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rodney Fern (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Buckler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Melvin Phillips | 48-30 |
| 15:09 | Butler | James Pantoja hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from close range | 48-30 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the board | 48-30 |
| 14:39 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton is fouled on the floor by Joseph Gantz - foul #3 on Joseph Gantz, team foul #3 | 48-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF) Billy McNaughton, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Thomas Hennigan, Charles Buckler | |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Victor White misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-30 |
| 14:17 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Allen | 48-30 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Larry Tarter is fouled on the floor by Henry Weaver - foul #2 on Henry Weaver, team foul #3 | 48-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Marsh (PF) Rodney Fern | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:35 | Butler | Richard Marsh blows the layup | 48-30 |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Harned | 48-30 |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-30 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the rebound | 48-30 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Jeff Davis is hacked by William Harned - foul #1 on William Harned, team foul #4 | 48-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (PF), James Johnson (C) Henry Weaver, Victor White | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (C) Todd Allen | |
| 12:44 | Butler | Jeff Davis is fouled on the floor by William Harned - foul #2 on William Harned, team foul #5 | 48-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG) Melvin Phillips | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:31 | Butler | Jeff Davis drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Larry Tarter and he's hacked by William Harned - foul #3 on William Harned, team foul #6 | 48-32 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the free throw | 48-33 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Richard Marsh - foul #1 on Richard Marsh, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (SF), Henry Weaver (PF) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Rodney Fern scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Tarter | 50-35 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant is whistled for a carry | 50-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), Todd Allen (C) Gordon Scaife, Richard Marsh | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rodney Fern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:57 | Butler | Todd Allen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-35 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Rodney Fern misses the tip | 50-35 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy McNaughton | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:09 | Butler | Jeff Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-35 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Rodney Fern tips it in | 53-37 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Victor White misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 53-37 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Phillips | 53-37 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Larry Tarter is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips - foul #3 on Larry Tarter, team foul #5 | 53-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF) Billy Bryant, Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Richard Marsh (PF), Charles Buckler (C) Larry Tarter, Jeff Davis, Rodney Fern, Todd Allen | |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-37 |
| 09:11 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the offensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Melvin Phillips | 56-37 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Richard Marsh misses the dunk attempt | 56-37 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Victor White | 56-37 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence McClatcher | 59-37 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Richard Marsh is hacked by Victor White - foul #2 on Victor White, team foul #7 | 59-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Victor White | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Davis (SF), Todd Allen (C) Thomas Hennigan, Charles Buckler | |
| 07:55 | Butler | Richard Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | William Harned grabs the defensive rebound | 59-37 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-37 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Richard Marsh pulls down the rebound | 59-37 |
| 07:13 | Butler | Gordon Scaife can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-37 |
| 07:12 | Butler | Jeff Davis gets the offensive rebound | 59-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Steven Dollinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Harned (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Marsh (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Butler | Jeff Davis clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 59-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Weaver (PF) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Rodney Fern (PF) Joseph Gantz, Richard Marsh | |
| 07:02 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 59-38 |
| 06:40 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Lawrence McClatcher steps in front of the Gordon Scaife pass | 59-38 |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver's floater is knocked away by Jeff Davis | 59-38 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Gordon Scaife grabs the board | 59-38 |
| 05:53 | Butler | Steven Dollinger steps in front of the Todd Allen pass | 59-38 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-38 |
| 05:22 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver tips it but misses | 59-38 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Gordon Scaife pulls down the rebound | 59-38 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Jeff Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Larry Tarter | 59-40 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is whistled for traveling | 59-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Billy McNaughton (SG), Billy Bryant (SF), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Charles Buckler (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Todd Allen | |
| 04:35 | Butler | James Pantoja hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-40 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Joseph Gantz hits the follow up shot | 59-42 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver lays it in on a great pass from Victor White and he's hacked by Rodney Fern - foul #1 on Rodney Fern, team foul #6 | 61-42 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the free throw | 62-42 |
| 04:09 | Butler | James Pantoja is called for traveling | 62-42 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Buckler - foul #2 on Charles Buckler, team foul #7 | 62-42 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 03:30 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-42 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver gets the rebound | 63-42 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Billy McNaughton | 65-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) PF - Henry Weaver (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) SF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rodney Fern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Buckler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Butler | James Pantoja misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-42 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant snags the defensive board | 65-42 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Rodney Fern is called for the reach on Henry Weaver - foul #2 on Rodney Fern, team foul #8 | 65-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF) Billy McNaughton, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Butler | Guadalupe Alvarado (C) Rodney Fern | |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 67-42 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Melvin Phillips is called for the reach on Joseph Gantz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #9 | 67-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (PF) Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:19 | Butler | Joseph Gantz makes the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Joseph Gantz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Weaver (PF) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (PF) Guadalupe Alvarado | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Butler | Rodney Fern misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #2 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #10 | 67-44 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Rodney Fern makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Rodney Fern makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 67-46 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan grabs the board | 67-46 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan misses the driving attempt in the lane | 67-46 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver snags the defensive board | 67-46 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 67-46 |
| 01:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Hennigan | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Butler | James Pantoja lays it in | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Melvin Phillips | 69-48 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Rodney Fern misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-48 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Rodney Fern grabs the offensive rebound | 69-48 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 69-48 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Victor White gets the rebound | 69-48 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips runs out the clock | 69-48 |