| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Whited (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Justin King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Basil Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Bolan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Dropinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Butler | Bruce Whited knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Andrew Bennett and he's fouled by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Dalton (PG), David Mayor (PF), Steven Taylor (C) Justin King, Ivan Dropinski, James Moore | |
| 19:33 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:16 | Montana | Basil Edwards misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 19:15 | Montana | Steven Taylor tips it in | 31-35 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Shawn Bolan blocks the short jumper by Stephen Jasper | 31-35 |
| 18:50 | Montana | Basil Edwards snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 18:46 | Montana | Shawn Bolan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-35 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Horace Stewart snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Steven Taylor is called for the reach on Bruce Whited - foul #1 on Steven Taylor, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Montana | Justin King (PG), Peter Ferguson (SG), Brett Benito (SF), Ivan Dropinski (PF), James Moore (C) Joseph Dalton, Basil Edwards, Shawn Bolan, David Mayor, Steven Taylor | |
| 17:55 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 17:54 | Butler | Bruce Whited pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Stephen Jasper knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Bruce Whited | 33-35 |
| 17:28 | Montana | Bruce Whited steals it from Justin King | 33-35 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Andrew Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:49 | Butler | Horace Stewart connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Bennett | 36-35 |
| 16:27 | Montana | Justin King clanks a shot from the right side | 36-35 |
| 16:25 | Montana | Brett Benito tips it back up and in | 36-37 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Horace Stewart connects on the shot from the left side | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Jasper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Whited (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Justin King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Ferguson (fresh) SF - Brett Benito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Dropinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Montana | Justin King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-37 |
| 15:47 | Montana | Brett Benito grabs the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 15:33 | Montana | James Moore drills a jumpshot from the left side | 38-39 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Horace Stewart clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 38-39 |
| 15:12 | Montana | Justin King grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:07 | Montana | Stephen Jasper is called for the reach on Ivan Dropinski - foul #3 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Dalton (PG), Basil Edwards (SG), Shawn Bolan (SF), David Mayor (PF), Steven Taylor (C) Justin King, Peter Ferguson, Brett Benito, Ivan Dropinski, James Moore | |
| 14:51 | Montana | Shawn Bolan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-39 |
| 14:50 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 14:20 | Montana | Steven Taylor pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:12 | Montana | Steven Taylor clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 38-39 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 14:04 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 14:03 | Montana | David Mayor grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 13:35 | Montana | Steven Taylor hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Basil Edwards | 38-41 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Horace Stewart knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Bennett | 41-41 |
| 13:06 | Montana | Shawn Bolan evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Joseph Dalton takes the ball from Horace Stewart | 41-44 |
| 12:41 | Montana | Basil Edwards hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Dalton | 41-46 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett lays it up and in | 43-46 |
| 11:53 | Montana | Joseph Dalton misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 24 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bret Perino (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joseph Dalton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Basil Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Bolan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Mayor (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Butler | Joseph Dalton is called for the reach on Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Joseph Dalton, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (PG), William Kincer (SG), Grant Benson (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Andrew Bennett, Horace Stewart, Kenneth Bennett, Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Montana | Justin King (PG), Ivan Dropinski (PF), James Moore (C) Joseph Dalton, David Mayor, Steven Taylor | |
| 11:07 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Ivan Dropinski - foul #1 on Ivan Dropinski, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Montana | David Mayor (PF) Ivan Dropinski | |
| 11:07 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:07 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:54 | Montana | Basil Edwards is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 44-46 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Montana | Ivan Dropinski (PF) David Mayor | |
| 10:25 | Butler | Bruce Whited knocks in the runner from the baseline | 46-46 |
| 10:02 | Montana | Shawn Bolan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-46 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Stephen Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 09:41 | Butler | Bruce Whited clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG) William Kincer | |
| Subs | Montana | David Mayor (PF) Ivan Dropinski | |
| 09:41 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:41 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:41 | Montana | David Mayor pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:18 | Montana | Basil Edwards shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 09:16 | Montana | David Mayor hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Lucas | 50-48 |
| 08:46 | Montana | Shawn Bolan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 08:45 | Montana | David Mayor tips it home | 50-50 |
| 08:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 08:26 | Montana | James Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:09 | Montana | Shawn Bolan comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Grant Benson - foul #1 on Grant Benson, team foul #2 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Jason Lucas, Grant Benson, Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Ferguson (SG), Steven Taylor (PF) Basil Edwards, David Mayor | |
| 08:09 | Montana | Shawn Bolan misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:09 | Montana | Shawn Bolan misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:09 | Butler | John Sherrill grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:40 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett can't finish the layup | 50-50 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Horace Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 27 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Justin King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Ferguson (fresh) SF - Shawn Bolan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Butler | James Moore is called for the reach on John Sherrill - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Montana | Basil Edwards (SG), Brett Benito (SF) Peter Ferguson, Shawn Bolan | |
| 07:08 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett makes the turnaround from close range set up by Andrew Bennett and he's hacked by Brett Benito - foul #3 on Brett Benito, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Montana | Ivan Dropinski (PF) Steven Taylor | |
| 07:08 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:59 | Montana | James Moore lays it up and in | 53-52 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brett Benito - foul #4 on Brett Benito, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Montana | Shawn Bolan (SF), David Mayor (PF) Brett Benito, Ivan Dropinski | |
| 06:47 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:29 | Montana | Shawn Bolan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 06:28 | Montana | James Moore hits the follow up shot | 55-54 |
| 06:05 | Butler | The short jumper by Kenneth Bennett is denied by David Mayor | 55-54 |
| 06:04 | Montana | David Mayor grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:58 | Montana | Basil Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| Subs | Montana | Peter Ferguson (SG), Brett Benito (SF), Steven Taylor (PF) Basil Edwards, Shawn Bolan, David Mayor | |
| 05:29 | Butler | Andrew Bennett travels with the ball | 55-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Montana | Basil Edwards (SG), Shawn Bolan (SF), Ivan Dropinski (PF) Peter Ferguson, Brett Benito, Steven Taylor | |
| 05:04 | Montana | Shawn Bolan misses the layup against the doubleteam | 55-54 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Stephen Jasper snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Jason Lucas is hacked by Ivan Dropinski - foul #2 on Ivan Dropinski, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Andrew Bennett, Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Dalton (PG), Peter Ferguson (SG), Brett Benito (SF), Steven Taylor (PF) Justin King, Basil Edwards, Shawn Bolan, Ivan Dropinski | |
| 04:38 | Butler | Jason Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:38 | Montana | James Moore gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:22 | Montana | Joseph Dalton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Jason Lucas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Horace Stewart connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Grant Benson | 58-54 |
| 03:38 | Montana | Joseph Dalton hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Ferguson | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jason Lucas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 32 pts. SF - Grant Benson (fairly fresh) PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Joseph Dalton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brett Benito (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steven Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moore (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-57 |
| 03:14 | Montana | The rebound goes to James Moore | 58-57 |
| 03:01 | Montana | Peter Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Bret Perino - foul #2 on Bret Perino, team foul #3 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Jason Lucas, Grant Benson, Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Montana | Justin King (PG), Basil Edwards (SG), Shawn Bolan (SF), David Mayor (PF) Joseph Dalton, Peter Ferguson, Brett Benito, Steven Taylor | |
| 02:50 | Montana | Basil Edwards evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Horace Stewart gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Justin King is called for the reach on Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Justin King, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:20 | Montana | James Moore misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Andrew Bennett - foul #2 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:20 | Montana | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:20 | Montana | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Andrew Bennett knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jason Lucas | 61-59 |
| 01:56 | Montana | Shawn Bolan is called for traveling | 61-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Jason Lucas | |
| Subs | Montana | Ivan Dropinski (PF) David Mayor | |
| 01:40 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett is hacked by Ivan Dropinski - foul #3 on Ivan Dropinski, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:40 | Montana | James Moore grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 01:30 | Montana | Shawn Bolan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side | 61-59 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Bruce Whited pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Horace Stewart clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 00:59 | Montana | The rebound goes to Shawn Bolan | 61-59 |
| 00:47 | Montana | Justin King can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 61-59 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Stephen Jasper snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett tips it in | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Montana | Justin King misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 00:14 | Montana | Basil Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:11 | Montana | Basil Edwards scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Butler | Horace Stewart is hacked by Basil Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Basil Edwards, team foul #12 | 63-62 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:10 | Montana | Montana calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Montana | Shawn Bolan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Justin King pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-62 |