| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) PF - Neil Carter (fresh) C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) C - Hung Tang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Hung Tang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Butler | Thomas Lyons connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Goran Kamienski | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Neil Carter's floater is tipped away by Hung Tang | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant misses the tip | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Thomas Lyons is called for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Robert Taylor's pass is intercepted by Hung Tang | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Thomas Lyons buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Krone | 0-6 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-6 |
| 17:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Lyons | 0-6 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Goran Kamienski drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Lyons | 0-9 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is hacked by Goran Kamienski - foul #1 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Gaughan (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF) Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo | |
| 17:00 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-9 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali tips it in | 2-9 |
| 16:38 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts is hacked by Clifford Bryant - foul #1 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Hung Tang | |
| 16:28 | Butler | Edward Womack can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Manuel Gaughan - foul #1 on Manuel Gaughan, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs (PF) Neil Carter | |
| Subs | Butler | Rene Rizzo (PF) Jeffrey Roberts | |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Edward Womack - foul #1 on Edward Womack, team foul #3 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) Manuel Gaughan | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clyde Brooks (fresh) SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Scruggs (fresh) C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) SG - Miladen Jankowski (fresh) SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) C - Edward Womack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Scruggs | 5-11 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Rene Rizzo lays it in on a great pass from Julio Martin and the foul's on Bobby Scruggs - foul #1 on Bobby Scruggs, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hawker (SF), Mark White (C) Dikembe Ali, Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Hung Tang (C) Julio Martin, Miladen Jankowski, Edward Womack | |
| 15:19 | Butler | Rene Rizzo misses the free throw | 5-13 |
| 15:19 | Xavier | Mark White gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | David Hawker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-13 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Ronnie Krone misses the lay-in | 5-13 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Thomas Lyons steps in front of the Clyde Brooks pass | 5-13 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Thomas Lyons pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Goran Kamienski hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronnie Krone | 5-16 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Mark White clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Hung Tang - foul #1 on Hung Tang, team foul #4 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Neil Carter (PF) Clyde Brooks, Samuel Wolak, David Hawker, Bobby Scruggs | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Gaughan (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF) Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo | |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Mark White makes the 1st free throw | 6-16 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Mark White makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:33 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-16 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Goran Kamienski tips it back up and in | 7-18 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Robert Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-18 |
| 13:24 | Butler | Hung Tang pulls down the rebound | 7-18 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Goran Kamienski is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #5 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Bryant (C) Mark White | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Hung Tang | |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 9-18 |
| 12:30 | Butler | Clifford Bryant swats the layup by Jeffrey Roberts | 9-18 |
| 12:29 | Butler | Edward Womack hits the follow up shot | 9-20 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jeffrey Roberts - foul #1 on Jeffrey Roberts, team foul #6 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF) Manuel Gaughan, Jeffrey Roberts | |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Rene Rizzo hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Ronnie Krone | 10-22 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Neil Carter (fresh) C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Miladen Jankowski (fresh) SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Neil Carter misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-22 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Edward Womack snags the defensive board | 10-22 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Ronnie Krone is hacked by Stjepan Politowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #4 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Hung Tang (C) Julio Martin, Edward Womack | |
| 11:00 | Butler | Rene Rizzo misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-22 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant gets the rebound | 10-22 |
| 10:50 | Xavier | Hung Tang swats the short shot by Dikembe Ali | 10-22 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | Robert Taylor grabs the offensive board | 10-22 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Neil Carter travels with the ball | 10-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs (PF) Neil Carter | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts (PF) Rene Rizzo | |
| 10:30 | Butler | Ronnie Krone is fouled on the floor by Bobby Scruggs - foul #2 on Bobby Scruggs, team foul #5 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (PG), Edgar Canty (SG), Samuel Wolak (PF) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, Bobby Scruggs | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Gaughan (SF) Ronnie Krone | |
| 10:17 | Butler | Hung Tang buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Lyons | 10-24 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Edgar Canty buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Wolak | 12-24 |
| 09:34 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-24 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 09:05 | Xavier | Edgar Canty misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-24 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Hung Tang gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Edgar Canty and he's fouled by Miladen Jankowski - foul #1 on Miladen Jankowski, team foul #7 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Neil Carter (PF), Mark White (C) Edgar Canty, Dikembe Ali, Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Butler | Lewis Maffei (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF) Miladen Jankowski, Manuel Gaughan, Jeffrey Roberts | |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks makes the free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lewis Maffei | 15-27 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is fouled on the floor by Rene Rizzo - foul #1 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #8 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG) Clyde Brooks | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, Hung Tang | |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Neil Carter denies the turnaround by Edward Womack | 17-27 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Neil Carter grabs the board | 17-27 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Krone | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Neil Carter (fresh) C - Mark White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Lewis Maffei misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 07:20 | Butler | Ronnie Krone tips it home | 17-29 |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Robert Taylor clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ronnie Krone - foul #1 on Ronnie Krone, team foul #9 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hawker (SF) Samuel Wolak | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 06:56 | Butler | David Hawker steals it from Lewis Maffei | 19-29 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Rene Rizzo picks off the pass by Robert Taylor | 19-29 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Ronnie Krone is fouled on the floor by David Hawker - foul #1 on David Hawker, team foul #6 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SF), Clifford Bryant (C) David Hawker, Mark White | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Manuel Gaughan (SF), Hung Tang (C) Julio Martin, Lewis Maffei, Ronnie Krone, Edward Womack | |
| 06:00 | Butler | Rene Rizzo misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 19-29 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Neil Carter hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Clifford Bryant | 21-29 |
| 05:23 | Butler | Thomas Lyons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Manuel Gaughan | 21-32 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the lay-in but the foul's on Manuel Gaughan - foul #2 on Manuel Gaughan, team foul #10 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), Bobby Scruggs (PF) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, Neil Carter | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF) Manuel Gaughan, Rene Rizzo | |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-32 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Bobby Scruggs - foul #3 on Bobby Scruggs, team foul #7 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edgar Canty (SG) Bobby Scruggs | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:52 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak's floater is tipped away by Hung Tang | 22-32 |
| 04:37 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Thomas Lyons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Hung Tang tips it in | 22-34 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks misses long on a shot from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 03:41 | Butler | Miladen Jankowski scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Lyons and the foul's on Edgar Canty - foul #1 on Edgar Canty, team foul #8 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), Neil Carter (PF) Clyde Brooks, Edgar Canty, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Manuel Gaughan (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF) Thomas Lyons, Ronnie Krone, Jeffrey Roberts | |
| 03:41 | Butler | Miladen Jankowski makes the free throw | 22-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Neil Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Miladen Jankowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Manuel Gaughan (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 22-37 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Neil Carter and the foul's on Rene Rizzo - foul #2 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #11 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark White (C) Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG), Edward Womack (C) Miladen Jankowski, Hung Tang | |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Edward Womack misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 25-37 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Neil Carter grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-37 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Goran Kamienski is fouled on the floor by Samuel Wolak - foul #1 on Samuel Wolak, team foul #9 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SF), Clifford Bryant (C) Samuel Wolak, Mark White | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Julio Martin | |
| 02:20 | Butler | Goran Kamienski makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:20 | Xavier | Neil Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Stjepan Politowski | 30-38 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Goran Kamienski tips it in | 30-40 |
| 01:22 | Xavier | Neil Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 30-40 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant misses the easy layup | 30-40 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Carter | 30-40 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is whistled for a carry | 30-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (PG), Edgar Canty (SG) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF), Hung Tang (C) Manuel Gaughan, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Hung Tang | 30-43 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Neil Carter buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-43 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons is hacked by Clyde Brooks - foul #1 on Clyde Brooks, team foul #10 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (SG), Bobby Scruggs (PF), Mark White (C) Edgar Canty, Neil Carter, Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Butler | Miladen Jankowski (SG) Goran Kamienski | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |