| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doyle Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Mize (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Whited (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Rodney Mize inbounds the ball | 21-37 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:46 | UMass | Doyle Livingston's pass is intercepted by Andrew Bennett | 21-37 |
| 19:43 | Butler | Stephen Jasper lays it in on a nice dish by Andrew Bennett | 21-39 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Luis Bruhn hits a runner from close range and he's fouled by Andrew Bennett - foul #1 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses the free throw | 23-39 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Bruce Whited gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Walter Hill swats the short shot by Stephen Jasper | 23-39 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Andrew Bennett tips it back up and in | 23-41 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Andrew Bennett steals it from Luis Bruhn in the backcourt | 23-41 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett blows the dunk | 23-41 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Bruce Whited hits the follow up shot | 23-43 |
| 18:49 | UMass | The jump hook by Walter Hill is blocked by Bruce Whited | 23-43 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Walter Hill tips it but misses | 23-43 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Horace Stewart grabs the board | 23-43 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett blows the layup | 23-43 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Luis Bruhn grabs the board | 23-43 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Doyle Livingston misses the easy layup | 23-43 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Doyle Livingston can't tip it in | 23-43 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Bruce Whited gets the rebound | 23-43 |
| 17:54 | Butler | Stephen Jasper hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Bennett and the foul's on Kenneth Mayo - foul #3 on Kenneth Mayo, team foul #1 | 23-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Dewey Chiles (PF) Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:54 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the free throw | 23-46 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 17:36 | UMass | Walter Hill hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Rodney Mize | 25-46 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Bruce Whited loses the ball out of bounds | 25-46 |
| Subs | UMass | William Spicer (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (PF), Bill Moore (C) Luis Bruhn, Doyle Livingston, Rodney Mize, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| 17:05 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-46 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Bret Perino loses the ball out of bounds | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 16:26 | UMass | Kenneth Bennett denies the turnaround by Bill Moore | 27-46 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Bret Perino gets the rebound | 27-46 |
| 16:19 | Butler | Horace Stewart clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-46 |
| 16:18 | UMass | Bill Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 16:13 | UMass | Dewey Chiles loses the dribble to Kenneth Bennett | 27-46 |
| 16:10 | Butler | Andrew Bennett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Bennett | 27-48 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 16:01 | UMass | Dewey Chiles clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-48 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Horace Stewart gets the rebound | 27-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Spicer (fresh) SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bill Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-48 |
| 15:33 | UMass | Dewey Chiles pulls down the rebound | 27-48 |
| 15:28 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder is whistled for traveling | 27-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Doyle Livingston (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) William Spicer, Charlie Gray, Dewey Chiles, Kenneth Batchelder, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| 15:06 | Butler | Bruce Whited hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Horace Stewart | 27-50 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-50 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Horace Stewart grabs the board | 27-50 |
| 14:25 | Butler | Stephen Jasper loses the ball out of bounds | 27-50 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| 14:12 | UMass | Rodney Mize misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 27-50 |
| 14:11 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Hill | 27-50 |
| 14:01 | UMass | Austin Leigh is hacked by Andrew Bennett - foul #2 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #2 | 27-50 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG) Andrew Bennett | |
| 13:56 | UMass | Rodney Mize knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Mayo | 30-50 |
| 13:34 | Butler | Horace Stewart buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-53 |
| 13:28 | UMass | Stephen Jasper is called for the reach on Walter Hill - foul #3 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #3 | 30-53 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Sherrill (C) Stephen Jasper | |
| 13:09 | UMass | Rodney Mize buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Doyle Livingston | 32-53 |
| 12:40 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-53 |
| 12:38 | Butler | Bruce Whited can't tip it in | 32-53 |
| 12:37 | UMass | Rodney Mize grabs the defensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 12:32 | UMass | Doyle Livingston is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Austin Leigh | 34-53 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses the dunk but the foul's on Walter Hill - foul #1 on Walter Hill, team foul #2 | 34-53 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Dewey Chiles (SF), Kenneth Batchelder (PF), Bill Moore (C) Austin Leigh, Doyle Livingston, Rodney Mize, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF) Horace Stewart, Grant Benson, John Sherrill | |
| 12:10 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 11:54 | UMass | Dewey Chiles misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Stephen Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 34-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dewey Chiles (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bill Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Lucas (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Whited (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Bruce Whited drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Jason Lucas and he's hacked by Kenneth Batchelder - foul #1 on Kenneth Batchelder, team foul #3 | 34-56 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the free throw | 34-57 |
| 11:15 | UMass | Stephen Jasper steps in front of the Dewey Chiles pass | 34-57 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Bruce Whited comes up short on the shot in the lane | 34-57 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Dewey Chiles gets the rebound | 34-57 |
| 10:39 | UMass | Jason Lucas steals it from Charlie Gray | 34-57 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Jason Lucas lays it in | 34-59 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Dewey Chiles comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Whited - foul #2 on Bruce Whited, team foul #4 | 34-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Doyle Livingston (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Walter Hill (C) Luis Bruhn, Charlie Gray, Kenneth Batchelder, Bill Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Grant Benson (SF), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Jason Lucas, Kenneth Bennett, Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| 10:16 | UMass | Dewey Chiles misses the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Dewey Chiles makes the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Bennett | 35-62 |
| 09:38 | UMass | Dewey Chiles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-62 |
| 09:36 | Butler | Bret Perino snags the defensive board | 35-62 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Horace Stewart buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Grant Benson | 35-65 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Austin Leigh splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Doyle Livingston | 37-65 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Andrew Bennett clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-65 |
| 08:44 | UMass | The rebound goes to Walter Hill | 37-65 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Bennett - foul #3 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #5 | 37-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Mayo (PF), Bill Moore (C) Dewey Chiles, Walter Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF) Andrew Bennett, Grant Benson, Bret Perino | |
| 08:40 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 38-65 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the 2nd free throw | 38-65 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Stephen Jasper snags the defensive board | 38-65 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Horace Stewart connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Sherrill | 38-68 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Kenneth Bennett steals the ball from Kenneth Mayo | 38-68 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett can't finish the layup | 38-68 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo grabs the board | 38-68 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Doyle Livingston is whistled for traveling | 38-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Charlie Gray (SG), Kenneth Batchelder (SF), Dewey Chiles (C) Austin Leigh, Doyle Livingston, Rodney Mize, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Butler | William Kincer (SG), Grant Benson (SF), Bret Perino (PF) Horace Stewart, Kenneth Bennett, Stephen Jasper | |
| 07:42 | Butler | Jason Lucas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Grant Benson | 38-70 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bill Moore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dewey Chiles (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jason Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Kincer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | UMass | Dewey Chiles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-70 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Grant Benson grabs the board | 38-70 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Bret Perino hits the finger roll set up by Jason Lucas | 38-72 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 38-72 |
| 07:00 | UMass | Dewey Chiles pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-72 |
| 06:38 | UMass | Charlie Gray hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Bruhn | 40-72 |
| 06:14 | Butler | John Sherrill makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-74 |
| 06:02 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses short on a jumper from the right side | 40-74 |
| 06:00 | Butler | John Sherrill pulls down the rebound | 40-74 |
| 05:35 | Butler | William Kincer is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Batchelder - foul #2 on Kenneth Batchelder, team foul #4 | 40-74 |
| Subs | UMass | William Spicer (PG) Charlie Gray | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:13 | Butler | Jason Lucas misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by William Spicer - foul #1 on William Spicer, team foul #5 | 40-74 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 40-75 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-76 |
| 05:04 | UMass | William Spicer misses the shot from the free throw line | 40-76 |
| 05:02 | Butler | John Sherrill grabs the board | 40-76 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Bret Perino connects on the shot in the lane set up by Grant Benson | 40-78 |
| 04:14 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-78 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Dewey Chiles snags the offensive board | 40-78 |
| 04:02 | UMass | William Spicer is hacked by John Sherrill - foul #2 on John Sherrill, team foul #6 | 40-78 |
| Subs | UMass | Charlie Gray (SG) Luis Bruhn | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:56 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder travels with the ball | 40-78 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:36 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kenneth Batchelder - foul #3 on Kenneth Batchelder, team foul #6 | 40-78 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 1st free throw | 40-79 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 2nd free throw | 40-80 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Spicer (fresh) SG - Charlie Gray (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Batchelder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dewey Chiles (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Bill Moore (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jason Lucas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Kincer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (tiring) PF - Bret Perino (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-80 |
| 03:23 | UMass | Bill Moore snags the offensive board | 40-80 |
| 03:11 | UMass | Charlie Gray comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-80 |
| 03:10 | UMass | Dewey Chiles can't tip it in | 40-80 |
| 03:09 | UMass | Bill Moore gets the offensive rebound | 40-80 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Bill Moore is hacked by John Sherrill - foul #3 on John Sherrill, team foul #7 | 40-80 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG) William Spicer | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:59 | UMass | Bill Moore makes the 1st free throw | 41-80 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Bill Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-80 |
| 02:36 | Butler | Bret Perino can't finish the layup | 42-80 |
| 02:34 | Butler | John Sherrill tips it in | 42-82 |
| 02:17 | UMass | Luis Bruhn buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-82 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Grant Benson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-82 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Dewey Chiles clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-82 |
| 01:34 | Butler | John Sherrill grabs the board | 44-82 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Luis Bruhn steals it from Bret Perino | 44-82 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Dewey Chiles misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-82 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Kenneth Batchelder hits the follow up shot | 46-82 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Butler | William Kincer's floater is tipped away by Bill Moore | 46-82 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Bret Perino grabs the offensive board | 46-82 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Charlie Gray picks off the pass by William Kincer | 46-82 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Charlie Gray's floater is tipped away by John Sherrill | 46-82 |
| 00:15 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the rebound | 46-82 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jason Lucas runs out the clock | 46-82 |