| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) PF - William Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Leslie Briggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ned Carson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Louis Hastings (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dane Talarico (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Russell Taylor inbounds the ball | 25-41 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Youngstown State | Ned Carson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 25-41 |
| 19:40 | Butler | William Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 19:30 | Butler | Steven Flannery clanks a 3 from the right wing | 25-41 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses the tip | 25-41 |
| 19:28 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the tip | 25-41 |
| 19:26 | Butler | Shawn Kirch hits the follow up shot | 27-41 |
| 19:13 | Youngstown State | Dane Talarico's fadeaway is rejected by William Michael | 27-41 |
| 19:11 | Youngstown State | Dane Talarico tips it home | 27-43 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Shawn Kirch lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Courtois | 29-43 |
| 18:43 | Youngstown State | Richard Courtois picks off the pass by Ned Carson | 29-43 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Steven Flannery hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Kirch | 32-43 |
| 18:20 | Youngstown State | Ned Carson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Richard Courtois - foul #1 on Richard Courtois, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| 18:20 | Youngstown State | Ned Carson makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 18:20 | Youngstown State | Ned Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Richard Courtois comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 17:58 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Dane Talarico | 32-45 |
| 17:43 | Youngstown State | Ned Carson is whistled for a carry | 32-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF) Steven Flannery | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Vernon Moffett (PF) Louis Hastings | |
| 17:23 | Butler | Earl Redding is fouled on the floor by Leslie Briggs - foul #2 on Leslie Briggs, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Dennis Tipton (SG), Dana Reid (C) Ned Carson, Dane Talarico | |
| 17:07 | Butler | Richard Courtois buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-45 |
| 16:55 | Youngstown State | Russell Taylor jams it | 35-47 |
| 16:38 | Butler | Russell Taylor picks off the pass by Earl Redding | 35-47 |
| 16:35 | Youngstown State | Russell Taylor banks in the layup | 35-49 |
| 16:18 | Butler | Earl Redding's layup is rejected by Dana Reid | 35-49 |
| 16:16 | Youngstown State | Dennis Tipton snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 15:53 | Youngstown State | Dana Reid misses the shot from the baseline | 35-49 |
| 15:51 | Youngstown State | Russell Taylor tips it in | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Leslie Briggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Tipton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Vernon Moffett (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dana Reid (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by William Michael | 37-51 |
| 15:13 | Youngstown State | Dana Reid loses the dribble to Vincent Wroten | 37-51 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Vincent Wroten scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Earl Redding and he's fouled by Dana Reid - foul #1 on Dana Reid, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Steven Flannery (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Richard Courtois, Earl Redding, William Michael | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ned Carson (SG), Steven Burger (SF), Louis Hastings (PF), Dane Talarico (C) Leslie Briggs, Russell Taylor, Vernon Moffett, Dana Reid | |
| 15:05 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the free throw | 39-51 |
| 15:05 | Youngstown State | Dane Talarico grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 14:57 | Youngstown State | Steven Burger hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Hastings | 39-54 |
| 14:47 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses the dunk attempt | 39-54 |
| 14:46 | Youngstown State | Dane Talarico gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 14:37 | Youngstown State | Dane Talarico can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-54 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 14:16 | Butler | Shawn Kirch hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Vincent Wroten | 41-54 |
| 14:03 | Youngstown State | Steven Flannery steals the ball from Louis Hastings | 41-54 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Steven Flannery can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 13:48 | Butler | Vincent Wroten can't tip it in | 41-54 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Eddy Cowan grabs the offensive board | 41-54 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Vincent Wroten drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Shawn Kirch | 44-54 |
| 13:08 | Youngstown State | Louis Hastings misses the dunk | 44-54 |
| 13:06 | Youngstown State | Steven Burger grabs the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 12:49 | Youngstown State | Ned Carson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Eddy Cowan gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Louis Hastings - foul #3 on Louis Hastings, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF) Vincent Wroten, Steven Flannery, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs (PG), Robert Braun (SG), Russell Taylor (SF), Vernon Moffett (PF), Dana Reid (C) Dennis Tipton, Ned Carson, Steven Burger, Louis Hastings, Dane Talarico | |
| 12:35 | Butler | Eddy Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 12:35 | Youngstown State | Vernon Moffett grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 12:26 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Richard Courtois's fadeaway is rejected by Vernon Moffett | 45-57 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Richard Courtois pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Earl Redding buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Richard Courtois | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Scarborough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddy Cowan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Leslie Briggs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Braun (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Vernon Moffett (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dana Reid (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Youngstown State | Robert Braun drills a jumper in the lane | 47-59 |
| 11:25 | Butler | Earl Redding connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Antonio Scarborough | 50-59 |
| 11:16 | Youngstown State | Russell Taylor drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Vernon Moffett | 50-61 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Richard Courtois can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-61 |
| 10:55 | Youngstown State | Russell Taylor pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 10:50 | Youngstown State | Robert Braun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Antonio Scarborough, Earl Redding, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ned Carson (SG), Louis Hastings (PF), Dane Talarico (C) Robert Braun, Vernon Moffett, Dana Reid | |
| 10:42 | Butler | Ned Carson is called for the reach on Vincent Wroten - foul #3 on Ned Carson, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Shawn Kirch is called for traveling | 50-61 |
| 10:11 | Youngstown State | William Michael denies the turnaround by Leslie Briggs | 50-61 |
| 10:10 | Butler | William Michael pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Richard Courtois is hacked by Ned Carson - foul #4 on Ned Carson, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Dennis Tipton (SG) Ned Carson | |
| 09:52 | Butler | The short jumper by Steven Flannery is denied by Dane Talarico | 50-61 |
| 09:51 | Youngstown State | Dane Talarico gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 09:46 | Youngstown State | Dennis Tipton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Russell Taylor | 50-64 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Vincent Wroten knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 52-64 |
| 09:05 | Youngstown State | Louis Hastings scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Leslie Briggs and he's hacked by Richard Courtois - foul #2 on Richard Courtois, team foul #2 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Earl Redding (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF) Richard Courtois, Steven Flannery, William Michael | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Braun (SG), Steven Burger (SF) Leslie Briggs, Russell Taylor | |
| 09:05 | Youngstown State | Louis Hastings misses the free throw | 52-66 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Shawn Kirch snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses short on a shot from the left block | 52-66 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough snags the offensive board | 52-66 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Dennis Tipton is called for the reach on Shawn Kirch - foul #1 on Dennis Tipton, team foul #6 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Baccus (SG) Vincent Wroten | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Vernon Moffett (PF), Dana Reid (C) Louis Hastings, Dane Talarico | |
| 08:17 | Butler | Daniel Hayes misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Vernon Moffett - foul #1 on Vernon Moffett, team foul #7 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Tompson (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 08:17 | Butler | Daniel Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Daniel Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 08:17 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Dana Reid | 52-66 |
| 08:06 | Youngstown State | Dana Reid clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Michael Tompson - foul #1 on Michael Tompson, team foul #3 | 52-66 |
| 08:06 | Youngstown State | Dana Reid misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 08:06 | Youngstown State | Dana Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:41 | Butler | Dennis Tipton steals the ball from Antonio Scarborough | 52-67 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Baccus (fresh) SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Tompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Dennis Tipton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Braun (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Burger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Moffett (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dana Reid (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:19 | Youngstown State | Robert Braun makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-70 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Daniel Hayes's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Burger | 52-70 |
| 07:01 | Youngstown State | Vernon Moffett pulls down the rebound | 52-70 |
| 06:41 | Youngstown State | Dennis Tipton makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Burger | 52-72 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Michael Tompson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-72 |
| 06:21 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Robert Braun | 52-72 |
| 05:57 | Youngstown State | Dennis Tipton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Earl Redding - foul #3 on Earl Redding, team foul #4 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Antonio Scarborough, Mark Baccus, Earl Redding, Daniel Hayes, Michael Tompson | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ned Carson (SG), Russell Taylor (SF), Louis Hastings (PF), Dane Talarico (C) Robert Braun, Steven Burger, Vernon Moffett, Dana Reid | |
| 05:57 | Youngstown State | Dennis Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 05:57 | Youngstown State | Dennis Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Shawn Kirch is fouled on the floor by Dane Talarico - foul #1 on Dane Talarico, team foul #8 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs (PG) Dennis Tipton | |
| 05:40 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 05:40 | Youngstown State | Dane Talarico pulls down the rebound | 53-74 |
| 05:11 | Youngstown State | Ned Carson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-74 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Richard Courtois buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Kirch and he's hacked by Ned Carson - foul #5 on Ned Carson, team foul #9 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Michael Tedrow (SG) Ned Carson | |
| 04:58 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the free throw | 56-74 |
| 04:43 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Flannery - foul #1 on Steven Flannery, team foul #5 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Braun (SG) Michael Tedrow | |
| 04:43 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 04:43 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 56-76 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Richard Courtois can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-76 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Shawn Kirch hits the follow up shot | 58-76 |
| 04:00 | Youngstown State | Dane Talarico hits a runner in the paint and the foul's on Richard Courtois - foul #3 on Richard Courtois, team foul #6 | 58-78 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Mark Baccus (SG), Earl Redding (SF), Eddy Cowan (PF), Michael Tompson (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, Steven Flannery, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Michael Tedrow (SG), Dana Reid (SF), Vernon Moffett (PF) Leslie Briggs, Russell Taylor, Louis Hastings | |
| 04:00 | Youngstown State | Dane Talarico misses the free throw | 58-78 |
| 04:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to Eddy Cowan | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough's pass is intercepted by Robert Braun in the backcourt | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Youngstown State | Michael Tedrow's pass is intercepted by Earl Redding | 58-78 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough banks in the layup on a great pass from Earl Redding | 60-78 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Baccus (fresh) SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Tompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Robert Braun (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Tedrow (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dana Reid (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Moffett (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dane Talarico (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Youngstown State | Michael Tedrow clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-78 |
| 03:17 | Butler | Michael Tompson pulls down the rebound | 60-78 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Eddy Cowan is hacked by Dane Talarico - foul #2 on Dane Talarico, team foul #10 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Hayes (C) Michael Tompson | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Dennis Tipton (PG), Steven Burger (SF) Michael Tedrow, Dane Talarico | |
| 03:03 | Butler | Eddy Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Daniel Hayes grabs the offensive board | 61-78 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Daniel Hayes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Earl Redding | 63-78 |
| 02:57 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-78 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Antonio Scarborough, Mark Baccus, Earl Redding, Eddy Cowan, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs (PG), Russell Taylor (SF), Louis Hastings (PF), Dane Talarico (C) Robert Braun, Steven Burger, Vernon Moffett, Dana Reid | |
| 02:37 | Youngstown State | Louis Hastings blows the layup | 63-78 |
| 02:35 | Butler | William Michael grabs the board | 63-78 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Steven Flannery scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Vincent Wroten | 66-78 |
| 02:06 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Richard Courtois - foul #4 on Richard Courtois, team foul #7 | 66-78 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Mark Baccus (SG), Earl Redding (SF), Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, Steven Flannery, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Steven Burger (SF), Vernon Moffett (PF), Dana Reid (C) Russell Taylor, Louis Hastings, Dane Talarico | |
| 02:06 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 66-79 |
| 02:06 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| 02:06 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs misses the 3rd free throw | 66-80 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Daniel Hayes gets the rebound | 66-80 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Eddy Cowan is fouled on the floor by Vernon Moffett - foul #2 on Vernon Moffett, team foul #11 | 66-80 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Braun (SG) Leslie Briggs | |
| 01:51 | Butler | Eddy Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Eddy Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 01:32 | Youngstown State | Dana Reid misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 68-80 |
| 01:31 | Butler | The rebound goes to Earl Redding | 68-80 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Daniel Hayes misses the runner in the paint | 68-80 |
| 01:09 | Youngstown State | Robert Braun pulls down the rebound | 68-80 |
| 00:43 | Youngstown State | Vernon Moffett misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 68-80 |
| 00:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Eddy Cowan | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Butler | Eddy Cowan buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Antonio Scarborough | 71-80 |
| 00:35 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-80 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Antonio Scarborough, Mark Baccus, Earl Redding, Eddy Cowan, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs (PG), Russell Taylor (SF), Louis Hastings (PF), Dane Talarico (C) Robert Braun, Steven Burger, Vernon Moffett, Dana Reid | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Youngstown State | Richard Courtois is called for the reach on Leslie Briggs in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Courtois, team foul #8 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG) Richard Courtois | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Steven Burger (SF), Vernon Moffett (C) Russell Taylor, Dane Talarico | |
| 00:34 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:34 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs misses the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Steven Flannery snags the defensive board | 71-81 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Earl Redding knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Michael and he's hacked by Leslie Briggs - foul #3 on Leslie Briggs, team foul #12 | 73-81 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Russell Taylor (SF), Dane Talarico (C) Steven Burger, Vernon Moffett | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the free throw | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Youngstown State | Earl Redding is called for the reach on Leslie Briggs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Earl Redding, team foul #9 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Steven Burger (SF), Vernon Moffett (C) Russell Taylor, Dane Talarico | |
| 00:26 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:26 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Earl Redding | 77-83 |
| 00:20 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-83 |
| 00:18 | Youngstown State | Steven Burger is hacked by Vincent Wroten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #10 | 77-83 |
| 00:18 | Youngstown State | Steven Burger misses the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:18 | Youngstown State | Steven Burger misses the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:18 | Butler | William Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 77-83 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Steven Flannery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-83 |
| 00:10 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Dennis Tipton | 77-83 |
| 00:10 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-83 |
| 00:09 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Redding - foul #5 on Earl Redding, team foul #11 | 77-83 |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG) Earl Redding | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 00:09 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:09 | Youngstown State | Leslie Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Butler | Steven Flannery connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-85 |
| 00:02 | Youngstown State | Vernon Moffett is hacked by Antonio Scarborough in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antonio Scarborough, team foul #12 | 80-85 |
| 00:02 | Youngstown State | Vernon Moffett makes the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:02 | Youngstown State | Vernon Moffett makes the 2nd free throw | 80-87 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 80-87 |