| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Whited (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) PF - Tony Levine (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett inbounds the ball | 26-15 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | Bruce Whited comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Kevin Hellberg - foul #1 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #1 | 26-15 |
| 19:38 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 19:38 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Tony Levine hits the finger roll set up by Alfredo Gallo | 28-17 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Stephen Jasper's layup is rejected by Kevin Hellberg | 28-17 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Stephen Jasper tips it back up and in | 30-17 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski clanks a shot from the left side | 30-17 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski tips it home | 30-19 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Andrew Bennett | 32-19 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski buries a fadeaway in the lane | 32-21 |
| 17:46 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Tony Levine - foul #3 on Tony Levine, team foul #2 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno (PF), Garf Ziebart (C) Tony Levine, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 17:46 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 17:46 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-21 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Stjepan Kedzierski | 33-21 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Stephen Jasper - foul #1 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol (SF) David Schiavo | |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Horace Stewart connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-23 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-23 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett snags the defensive board | 36-23 |
| 15:54 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-23 |
| 15:53 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Whited | 36-23 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Jasper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Whited (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) PF - Garf Ziebart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-23 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno grabs the board | 36-23 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Horace Stewart - foul #3 on Horace Stewart, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), David Schiavo (SF), Tony Levine (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Alfredo Gallo, Daniel Nichol, Garf Ziebart, Carmelo Moreno | |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Bennett | 39-25 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Tony Levine clanks a floater from the left side | 39-25 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Bret Perino snags the defensive board | 39-25 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-25 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett tips it home | 41-25 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Tony Levine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-25 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG) Stjepan Kedzierski | |
| 13:38 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits a fadeaway from the right side | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Horace Stewart takes the ball from Tony Levine | 43-25 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Horace Stewart blows the layup | 43-25 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Kevin Hellberg | 43-25 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | John James knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Tony Levine | 43-27 |
| 12:49 | Butler | John Sherrill is hacked by Kevin Hellberg - foul #2 on Kevin Hellberg, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), Grant Benson (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Andrew Bennett, Kenneth Bennett, Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Carmelo Moreno (C) Julio Martin, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 12:28 | Butler | Stephen Jasper lays it in | 45-27 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Carmelo Moreno, team foul #4 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF) John James, David Schiavo | |
| 11:59 | Butler | Stephen Jasper scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-27 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Stjepan Kedzierski misses the shot from the right block | 47-27 |
| 11:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Grant Benson | 47-27 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jason Lucas (fresh) SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Whited (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Nichol (fresh) PF - Tony Levine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Horace Stewart connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-27 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Carmelo Moreno | 50-30 |
| 10:48 | Butler | Stephen Jasper buries a shot from the left side | 52-30 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-30 |
| 10:26 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-30 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-30 |
| 10:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stephen Jasper | 52-30 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Stephen Jasper is fouled on the floor by Tony Levine - foul #4 on Tony Levine, team foul #5 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Horace Stewart, Grant Benson, Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), David Schiavo (SF), Garf Ziebart (PF), Kevin Hellberg (C) Stjepan Kedzierski, Daniel Nichol, Tony Levine, Carmelo Moreno | |
| 09:30 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 52-30 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | David Schiavo grabs the board | 52-30 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | John James can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Bret Perino - foul #1 on Bret Perino, team foul #3 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG) Alfredo Gallo | |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | John James misses the 1st free throw | 52-30 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | John James makes the 2nd free throw | 52-31 |
| 08:47 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett can't connect on a shot from the left block | 52-31 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Bret Perino tips it in | 54-31 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-31 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Julio Martin tips it but misses | 54-31 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-31 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Julio Martin is whistled for a carry | 54-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Jason Lucas, Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Stjepan Kedzierski (SG), Carmelo Moreno (PF) Julio Martin, John James, Garf Ziebart | |
| 07:39 | Butler | Stephen Jasper knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Bennett | 56-31 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Whited (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Kedzierski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Schiavo (fresh) PF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Hellberg (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | David Schiavo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alfredo Gallo | 56-33 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-33 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Bruce Whited tips it home | 58-33 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Stephen Jasper - foul #2 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #4 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (PG), William Kincer (SG), Grant Benson (SF), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Andrew Bennett, Horace Stewart, Kenneth Bennett, Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), John James (SG), Daniel Nichol (SF), Garf Ziebart (C) Alfredo Gallo, Stjepan Kedzierski, David Schiavo, Kevin Hellberg | |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 58-34 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 58-34 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Bret Perino grabs the board | 58-34 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Jason Lucas misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-34 |
| 06:25 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol gets the rebound | 58-34 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno comes up short on the floater from the right block | 58-34 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Bret Perino pulls down the rebound | 58-34 |
| 05:53 | Butler | Bret Perino blows the wide open layup | 58-34 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Garf Ziebart gets the rebound | 58-34 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno is hacked by Bret Perino - foul #2 on Bret Perino, team foul #5 | 58-34 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno lays it in on a nice dish by John James | 58-36 |
| 04:49 | Butler | John Sherrill dunks the ball | 60-36 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-36 |
| 04:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Grant Benson | 60-36 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Grant Benson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Kincer | 62-36 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-36 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol gets the offensive rebound | 62-36 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno dunks the ball and he's fouled by Bret Perino - foul #3 on Bret Perino, team foul #6 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen (PF) Garf Ziebart | |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno misses the free throw | 62-38 |
| 03:54 | Butler | John Sherrill pulls down the rebound | 62-38 |
| 03:33 | Butler | Julio Martin steals the ball from Jason Lucas | 62-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jason Lucas (fairly fresh) SG - William Kincer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bret Perino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Sherrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Julio Martin (fairly fresh) SG - John James (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Nichol (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jesse Nguyen (fresh) C - Carmelo Moreno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Julio Martin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Lucas - foul #2 on Jason Lucas, team foul #7 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kun Ximines (SG) John James | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Julio Martin misses the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Julio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Grant Benson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Grant Benson, team foul #8 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG) Julio Martin | |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Daniel Nichol misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-39 |
| 02:47 | Butler | John Sherrill pulls down the rebound | 62-39 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Jason Lucas misses the lay-in | 62-39 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John James | 62-39 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno knocks in the jumper from the right block | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:34 | Butler | William Kincer hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 62-41 |
| 01:32 | Butler | John Sherrill snags the offensive board | 62-41 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Grant Benson misses the lay-in | 62-41 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Jesse Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-41 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-41 |
| 01:08 | Butler | John Sherrill grabs the board | 62-41 |
| 00:55 | Butler | John Sherrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Julio Martin (PG), Garf Ziebart (C) Kun Ximines, Jesse Nguyen | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | John James drills a 3 from the right wing | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Butler | William Kincer makes the jumper from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Carmelo Moreno hits the finger roll | 64-46 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jason Lucas runs out the clock | 64-46 |