| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) C - Donald Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Edward Vera (fresh) SG - John Cooper (fresh) SF - Walter Albury (fresh) PF - Shawn Childers (fresh) C - Paul Sykes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Shawn Childers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Harvard | Paul Sykes misses the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Brett Shepherd scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dino Mazierski | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Harvard | Shawn Childers can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Harvard | Shawn Childers tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Butler | James Fowler is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Fowler, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Harvard | John Cooper comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on James Fowler - foul #2 on James Fowler, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG) James Fowler | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 18:57 | Harvard | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Harvard | John Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Brett Shepherd buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 18:25 | Harvard | Walter Albury misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brett Shepherd - foul #1 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| 18:25 | Harvard | Walter Albury makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:25 | Harvard | Walter Albury makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Walter Albury is called for the reach on Brett Shepherd - foul #1 on Walter Albury, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Brett Shepherd | 8-5 |
| 17:56 | Harvard | Edward Vera travels in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Larry Dean (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Harvard | Christopher Johnson (C) Paul Sykes | |
| 17:49 | Butler | David Jarvis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 8-5 |
| 17:47 | Butler | David Jarvis tips it back up and in | 10-5 |
| 17:18 | Harvard | Larry Dean steps in front of the Walter Albury pass | 10-5 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Andre Harper misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by John Cooper - foul #1 on John Cooper, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Adam Leblanc (PG), Joey Fisk (SG), Nathan Mayberry (SF), Kyle Sing (PF) Edward Vera, John Cooper, Walter Albury, Shawn Childers | |
| 17:07 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 16:54 | Harvard | Kyle Sing clanks a runner from the left block | 12-5 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 16:44 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Kyle Sing - foul #1 on Kyle Sing, team foul #3 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Larry Dean, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Harvard | Paul Sykes (C) Christopher Johnson | |
| 16:44 | Butler | Andre Harper misses the free throw | 14-5 |
| 16:44 | Harvard | Kyle Sing grabs the defensive rebound | 14-5 |
| 16:15 | Harvard | Joey Fisk misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-5 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Brett Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 14-5 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Dino Mazierski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Nathan Mayberry - foul #1 on Nathan Mayberry, team foul #4 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Larry Dean (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Harvard | Edward Vera (PG) Adam Leblanc | |
| 16:09 | Butler | Dino Mazierski makes the 1st free throw | 15-5 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Dino Mazierski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-5 |
| 15:44 | Harvard | Edward Vera is whistled for a carry | 16-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Larry Dean, Douglas Ensminger, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Harvard | Walter Albury (SF), Shawn Childers (PF) Nathan Mayberry, Kyle Sing | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Harper (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Edward Vera (fresh) SG - Joey Fisk (fresh) SF - Walter Albury (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Childers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Sykes (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Butler | Andre Harper travels with the ball | 16-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Harvard | John Cooper (SG), Christopher Johnson (C) Joey Fisk, Paul Sykes | |
| 15:02 | Harvard | Walter Albury knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-8 |
| 14:42 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dino Mazierski | 18-8 |
| 14:16 | Harvard | Douglas Ensminger picks off the pass by Walter Albury | 18-8 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Shawn Childers steals the ball from Douglas Ensminger | 18-8 |
| 13:38 | Harvard | Shawn Childers lays it up and in set up by Edward Vera | 18-10 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Dino Mazierski makes the jumpshot from the left side | 20-10 |
| 13:16 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson misses the jumper from the baseline | 20-10 |
| 13:14 | Harvard | Walter Albury pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 13:04 | Harvard | Shawn Childers connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Vera | 20-12 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Andre Harper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-12 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brett Shepherd | 23-12 |
| 12:20 | Harvard | Douglas Ensminger picks off the pass by Shawn Childers | 23-12 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Brett Shepherd comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-12 |
| 12:03 | Harvard | Edward Vera gets the rebound | 23-12 |
| 11:45 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson loses the dribble to Donald Gray | 23-12 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Harper (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Edward Vera (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Cooper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Walter Albury (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Childers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Butler | Dino Mazierski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-12 |
| 11:39 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 11:34 | Harvard | Brett Shepherd is called for the reach on Walter Albury - foul #2 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #4 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Larry Dean (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Harvard | Adam Leblanc (PG), Joey Fisk (SG), Nathan Mayberry (SF), Kyle Sing (PF), Paul Sykes (C) Edward Vera, John Cooper, Walter Albury, Shawn Childers, Christopher Johnson | |
| 11:29 | Harvard | Adam Leblanc misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 11:28 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Joey Fisk is called for the reach on Larry Dean - foul #1 on Joey Fisk, team foul #5 | 23-12 |
| 10:42 | Butler | James Fowler is fouled on the floor by Kyle Sing - foul #2 on Kyle Sing, team foul #6 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Shawn Childers (PF) Kyle Sing | |
| 10:37 | Butler | James Fowler clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 10:36 | Harvard | Shawn Childers grabs the defensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 10:14 | Harvard | Nathan Mayberry loses the dribble to James Fowler | 23-12 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Fowler | 25-12 |
| 09:50 | Harvard | Joey Fisk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #1 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #5 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 09:50 | Harvard | Joey Fisk makes the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 09:50 | Harvard | Joey Fisk makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 09:20 | Harvard | Adam Leblanc misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 25-14 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Larry Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 09:11 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Hans Swiatkowski | 27-14 |
| 08:54 | Harvard | James Fowler is called for the reach on Joey Fisk - foul #3 on James Fowler, team foul #6 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Harvard | Edward Vera (PG), John Cooper (SG), Walter Albury (SF), Christopher Johnson (C) Adam Leblanc, Joey Fisk, Nathan Mayberry, Paul Sykes | |
| 08:37 | Harvard | Shawn Childers can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Andre Harper - foul #1 on Andre Harper, team foul #7 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 08:37 | Harvard | Shawn Childers makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 08:37 | Harvard | Shawn Childers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the easy layup | 27-16 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger tips it home | 29-16 |
| 08:07 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Gray - foul #1 on Donald Gray, team foul #8 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 08:07 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 08:07 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Dino Mazierski double dribbles | 29-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 07:38 | Harvard | Shawn Childers misses long on a jumper from the right block | 29-18 |
| 07:36 | Harvard | John Cooper hits the follow up shot | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Edward Vera (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Albury (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Childers (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Butler | Christopher Johnson steps in front of the Douglas Ensminger pass | 29-20 |
| 06:49 | Harvard | Edward Vera comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-20 |
| 06:47 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson tips it in | 29-22 |
| 06:30 | Butler | James Fowler connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dino Mazierski | 32-22 |
| 06:25 | Harvard | John Cooper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-22 |
| 06:23 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson can't tip it in | 32-22 |
| 06:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Dino Mazierski | 32-22 |
| 06:15 | Butler | James Fowler misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 06:14 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 05:53 | Harvard | John Cooper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-22 |
| 05:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 32-22 |
| 05:44 | Butler | James Fowler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-22 |
| 05:43 | Harvard | Shawn Childers grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 05:24 | Harvard | Edward Vera buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-25 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Dino Mazierski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 05:06 | Harvard | Shawn Childers grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 04:49 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson is hacked by Richard Blevins - foul #1 on Richard Blevins, team foul #9 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Harvard | Adam Leblanc (PG), Joey Fisk (SG), Nathan Mayberry (SF) Edward Vera, John Cooper, Walter Albury | |
| 04:49 | Harvard | Christopher Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 04:27 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-25 |
| 04:13 | Harvard | Joey Fisk is called for traveling | 35-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF) Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Harvard | Paul Sykes (C) Christopher Johnson | |
| 04:02 | Butler | Paul Sykes steps in front of the Hans Swiatkowski pass | 35-25 |
| 03:41 | Harvard | Joey Fisk misses long on a shot from the right side | 35-25 |
| 03:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Jarvis | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Harper (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Adam Leblanc (fresh) SG - Joey Fisk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Mayberry (fresh) PF - Shawn Childers (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Sykes (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Butler | David Jarvis clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 03:16 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Gray | 35-25 |
| 03:11 | Butler | David Jarvis buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Andre Harper and the foul's on Nathan Mayberry - foul #2 on Nathan Mayberry, team foul #7 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Andre Harper | |
| Subs | Harvard | Edward Vera (PG), Kyle Sing (PF) Adam Leblanc, Shawn Childers | |
| 03:11 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the free throw | 38-25 |
| 03:00 | Harvard | Nathan Mayberry hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Joey Fisk | 38-27 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the lay-in | 38-27 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Brett Shepherd gets the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Edward Vera steps in front of the Donald Gray pass | 38-27 |
| 02:37 | Harvard | Joey Fisk can't finish the layup | 38-27 |
| 02:36 | Harvard | Nathan Mayberry tips it back up and in | 38-29 |
| 02:16 | Butler | Brett Shepherd buries a runner from the baseline | 40-29 |
| 02:03 | Harvard | Joey Fisk misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-29 |
| 02:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 40-29 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Dino Mazierski knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brett Shepherd | 43-29 |
| 01:26 | Harvard | Brett Shepherd blocks the short jumper by Paul Sykes | 43-29 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Brett Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Kyle Sing - foul #3 on Kyle Sing, team foul #8 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Andre Harper (SG) Dino Mazierski, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Harvard | John Cooper (SG), Walter Albury (SF), Shawn Childers (PF) Joey Fisk, Nathan Mayberry, Kyle Sing | |
| 01:18 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 01:02 | Harvard | John Cooper misses the dunk | 45-29 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Andre Harper misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-29 |
| 00:55 | Harvard | Paul Sykes pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| 00:35 | Harvard | John Cooper misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 00:33 | Harvard | John Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 00:20 | Harvard | Edward Vera drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Cooper | 45-32 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is fouled on the floor by Shawn Childers - foul #1 on Shawn Childers, team foul #9 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | Harvard | Adam Leblanc (PG), Christopher Johnson (C) Edward Vera, Paul Sykes | |
| 00:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Walter Albury misses short on a fullcourt shot | 47-32 |