| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Marvin Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Loggins (fresh) SF - David Hope (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | David Hope inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith slams it home set up by Marvin Washington | 32-26 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Ronnie Krone is fouled on the floor by Christopher Wilson - foul #1 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 19:03 | Butler | The jumper by Goran Kamienski is denied by Christopher Wilson | 32-26 |
| 19:02 | Valparaiso | David Hope gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:00 | Valparaiso | Marvin Washington is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Lyons - foul #2 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 18:43 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Hung Tang - foul #2 on Hung Tang, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| 18:19 | Valparaiso | Marvin Washington loses the dribble to Thomas Lyons | 32-26 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Thomas Lyons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-26 |
| 18:02 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to David Hope | 32-26 |
| 17:36 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 17:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kamienski | 32-26 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Ronnie Krone is fouled on the floor by Christopher Wilson - foul #2 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Gaughan (SF) Ronnie Krone | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Herbert Edwards (SG), Craig Lovelace (C) Peter Loggins, Michael Smith | |
| 16:59 | Butler | Rene Rizzo comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Wilson - foul #3 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Vernon Collie (PF) Marvin Washington, Christopher Wilson | |
| 16:59 | Butler | Rene Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:39 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace slams it home on a nice dish by Vernon Collie and he's fouled by Goran Kamienski - foul #1 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Lewis Maffei (SG), Jeffrey Roberts (PF), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 16:39 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace misses the free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:39 | Butler | Edward Womack gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:21 | Butler | David Hope steals the ball from Manuel Gaughan | 33-28 |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Smith (C) Craig Lovelace | |
| 16:02 | Butler | Julio Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) Manuel Gaughan | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Vernon Collie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Valparaiso | David Hope misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-28 |
| 15:31 | Butler | Edward Womack pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts is whistled for traveling | 33-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Rene Rizzo (PF), Hung Tang (C) Julio Martin, Lewis Maffei, Jeffrey Roberts, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marvin Washington (PG), Peter Loggins (SG), Timothy Eggleston (SF), Christopher Wilson (PF) Zachary Gillingham, Herbert Edwards, David Hope, Vernon Collie | |
| 14:36 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston is hacked by Ronnie Krone - foul #1 on Ronnie Krone, team foul #4 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace (C) Michael Smith | |
| 14:21 | Valparaiso | Marvin Washington drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 13:59 | Butler | Hung Tang is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Hung Tang, team foul #5 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Gaughan (SF) Ronnie Krone | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Hope (SF) Timothy Eggleston | |
| 13:39 | Valparaiso | Peter Loggins makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Hung Tang misses the easy layup | 33-34 |
| 13:16 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Gaughan | 33-34 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Thomas Lyons drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Goran Kamienski | 36-34 |
| 12:41 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 12:40 | Valparaiso | David Hope grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 12:22 | Valparaiso | David Hope misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 12:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rene Rizzo | 36-34 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Goran Kamienski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 12:13 | Valparaiso | Marvin Washington gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 11:53 | Valparaiso | Rene Rizzo picks off the pass by Craig Lovelace | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Gaughan (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Marvin Washington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Loggins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hope (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Lovelace (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses the floater from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 11:04 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson misses the shot in the lane | 36-34 |
| 11:02 | Valparaiso | David Hope grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 10:42 | Valparaiso | Peter Loggins comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 10:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rene Rizzo | 36-34 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Thomas Lyons scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Rene Rizzo | 39-34 |
| 09:59 | Valparaiso | Hung Tang takes the ball from Peter Loggins | 39-34 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Rene Rizzo can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Wilson - foul #4 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Lewis Maffei (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Manuel Gaughan, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Herbert Edwards (SG), Timothy Eggleston (SF), Vernon Collie (PF), Michael Smith (C) Marvin Washington, Peter Loggins, David Hope, Christopher Wilson, Craig Lovelace | |
| 09:30 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Rene Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Edward Womack grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Ronnie Krone is hacked by Vernon Collie - foul #2 on Vernon Collie, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts (PF) Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 08:56 | Butler | Edward Womack misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 40-34 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Edward Womack misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 08:31 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 08:29 | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 08:12 | Butler | Lewis Maffei misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Edward Womack snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Edward Womack comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #7 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Hope (SF) Timothy Eggleston | |
| 08:00 | Butler | Edward Womack misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Edward Womack misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Ronnie Krone misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 07:41 | Valparaiso | David Hope grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Julio Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Vernon Collie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Valparaiso | Herbert Edwards comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 07:20 | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 07:03 | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie drills a shot near the basket set up by Michael Smith | 41-38 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 06:34 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 06:16 | Valparaiso | Ronnie Krone steps in front of the David Hope pass | 41-38 |
| 06:02 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts banks in the layup set up by Lewis Maffei and he's fouled by Vernon Collie - foul #3 on Vernon Collie, team foul #8 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Manuel Gaughan (SF), Hung Tang (C) Julio Martin, Lewis Maffei, Ronnie Krone, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marvin Washington (PG), Peter Loggins (SG), Christopher Wilson (PF), Craig Lovelace (C) Zachary Gillingham, Herbert Edwards, Vernon Collie, Michael Smith | |
| 06:02 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts misses the free throw | 43-38 |
| 06:02 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 05:42 | Valparaiso | Marvin Washington misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-38 |
| 05:40 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Goran Kamienski | 45-40 |
| 04:53 | Valparaiso | David Hope blows the layup | 45-40 |
| 04:52 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 04:47 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Marvin Washington and the foul's on Goran Kamienski - foul #2 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Rene Rizzo (PF) Jeffrey Roberts | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Herbert Edwards (SG), Timothy Eggleston (SF) Peter Loggins, David Hope | |
| 04:47 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Thomas Lyons clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Hung Tang gets the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Hung Tang comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 04:12 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 04:10 | Valparaiso | Marvin Washington is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) Manuel Gaughan | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Smith (C) Craig Lovelace | |
| 03:53 | Butler | Christopher Wilson takes the ball from Ronnie Krone | 45-43 |
| 03:37 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston travels with the ball | 45-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Hope (SF) Timothy Eggleston | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Marvin Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Butler | Hung Tang connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronnie Krone | 48-43 |
| 03:04 | Valparaiso | Herbert Edwards comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Goran Kamienski - foul #3 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Vernon Collie (PF) Marvin Washington, Christopher Wilson | |
| 03:04 | Valparaiso | Herbert Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 03:04 | Valparaiso | Herbert Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 03:04 | Valparaiso | Herbert Edwards makes the 3rd free throw | 48-45 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Goran Kamienski drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Lyons | 51-45 |
| 02:54 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-45 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marvin Washington (PG), Peter Loggins (SG), Christopher Wilson (PF) Zachary Gillingham, Herbert Edwards, Vernon Collie | |
| 02:31 | Valparaiso | Thomas Lyons is called for the reach on Marvin Washington - foul #3 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| 02:31 | Valparaiso | Marvin Washington misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Hung Tang gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Goran Kamienski knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Thomas Lyons and he's hacked by Marvin Washington - foul #1 on Marvin Washington, team foul #9 | 53-45 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses the free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:11 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:02 | Valparaiso | David Hope comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 02:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to Hung Tang | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Butler | Thomas Lyons scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Goran Kamienski | 56-45 |
| 01:43 | Valparaiso | David Hope misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-45 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson hits the follow up shot | 56-47 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Rene Rizzo's layup is rejected by David Hope | 56-47 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Goran Kamienski tips it back up and in | 58-47 |
| 01:10 | Valparaiso | David Hope misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 01:09 | Valparaiso | Peter Loggins grabs the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 01:04 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #10 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Lewis Maffei (SG), Manuel Gaughan (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Herbert Edwards (SG), Timothy Eggleston (SF), Vernon Collie (PF), Craig Lovelace (C) Marvin Washington, Peter Loggins, David Hope, Christopher Wilson, Michael Smith | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan is fouled on the floor by Craig Lovelace - foul #1 on Craig Lovelace, team foul #11 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Miladen Jankowski (SG) Lewis Maffei | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:57 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | Herbert Edwards misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-47 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Edward Womack misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Eggleston - foul #1 on Timothy Eggleston, team foul #12 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Lewis Maffei (SG) Miladen Jankowski | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 00:20 | Valparaiso | Herbert Edwards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 00:18 | Butler | The rebound goes to Julio Martin | 62-47 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Julio Martin runs out the clock | 62-47 |