| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Wayne Chang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Haralson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Lewis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Poulin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | Walter Haralson inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Boise State | Walter Haralson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 19:46 | Boise State | Dennis Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:34 | Boise State | Goran Kamienski is called for the reach on Robert Parks - foul #1 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:17 | Boise State | Robert Parks can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Goran Kamienski pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Dennis Lewis is called for the reach on Thomas Lyons - foul #2 on Dennis Lewis, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Ronnie Krone can't throw it down | 28-32 |
| 18:29 | Boise State | Dennis Lewis gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:21 | Boise State | Hung Tang is called for the reach on Arthur Poulin - foul #3 on Hung Tang, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Womack (C) Hung Tang | |
| 17:58 | Boise State | Robert Parks misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Goran Kamienski - foul #2 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| 17:58 | Boise State | Robert Parks makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:58 | Boise State | Robert Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Thomas Lyons comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 17:42 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Krone | 30-32 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Rene Rizzo scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Lyons | 30-34 |
| 17:11 | Boise State | Dennis Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Johnson (PG), Samuel Crawford (SF), Chester Henderson (PF), James Spencer (C) Wayne Chang, Walter Haralson, Dennis Lewis, Arthur Poulin | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Lewis Maffei (SG), Manuel Gaughan (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo | |
| 16:56 | Butler | Lewis Maffei is fouled on the floor by Robert Parks - foul #3 on Robert Parks, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kenneth Davis (SF) Robert Parks | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:50 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts banks in the layup on a great pass from Julio Martin | 30-36 |
| 16:44 | Boise State | Samuel Crawford hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Johnson | 33-36 |
| 16:17 | Butler | Edward Womack is called for traveling | 33-36 |
| Subs | Boise State | Walter Haralson (SF) Kenneth Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG) Lewis Maffei | |
| 16:08 | Boise State | James Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Chester Henderson is called for the reach on Jeffrey Roberts - foul #1 on Chester Henderson, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Boise State | Wayne Chang (PG), Robert Parks (SG), Arthur Poulin (C) James Johnson, Samuel Crawford, James Spencer | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Rene Rizzo (PF), Hung Tang (C) Julio Martin, Jeffrey Roberts, Edward Womack | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Wayne Chang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Haralson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Poulin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Manuel Gaughan (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Manuel Gaughan | 36-39 |
| 15:20 | Boise State | Robert Parks knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Chester Henderson | 38-39 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Goran Kamienski scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Lyons | 38-42 |
| 14:57 | Boise State | Chester Henderson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Arthur Poulin | 41-42 |
| 14:40 | Butler | A charge is called on Goran Kamienski - foul #3 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Dennis Lewis (PF) Chester Henderson | |
| Subs | Butler | Lewis Maffei (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF) Goran Kamienski, Manuel Gaughan | |
| 14:25 | Boise State | Wayne Chang is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lyons - foul #3 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Samuel Crawford (SF) Walter Haralson | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts (PF) Rene Rizzo | |
| 14:10 | Boise State | Dennis Lewis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 14:09 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Crawford | 41-42 |
| 13:57 | Boise State | Hung Tang swats the layup by Dennis Lewis | 41-42 |
| 13:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Hung Tang | 41-42 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Thomas Lyons clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Wayne Chang - foul #2 on Wayne Chang, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Johnson (PG), Kenneth Davis (SF), James Spencer (C) Wayne Chang, Robert Parks, Arthur Poulin | |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG) Lewis Maffei | |
| 13:42 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:42 | Boise State | Dennis Lewis grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 13:13 | Boise State | Samuel Crawford misses the jumpshot from the left side | 41-43 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Samuel Crawford steps in front of the Ronnie Krone pass | 41-43 |
| 12:54 | Boise State | Dennis Lewis connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Crawford | 43-43 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts's floater is tipped away by James Spencer | 43-43 |
| 12:40 | Boise State | Kenneth Davis pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:20 | Boise State | James Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Davis | 46-43 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts blows the layup | 46-43 |
| 11:55 | Boise State | James Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:49 | Boise State | Goran Kamienski steps in front of the Dennis Lewis pass | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - James Spencer (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Goran Kamienski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Krone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeffrey Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Hung Tang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 11:29 | Butler | Ronnie Krone tips it back up and in | 46-45 |
| 11:12 | Boise State | Dennis Lewis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Thomas Lyons grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Hung Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Boise State | Wayne Chang (PG), Robert Parks (SG), Walter Haralson (SF), Chester Henderson (PF), Arthur Poulin (C) James Johnson, Samuel Crawford, Kenneth Davis, Dennis Lewis, James Spencer | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Lewis Maffei (SG), Manuel Gaughan (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Ronnie Krone, Jeffrey Roberts, Hung Tang | |
| 10:53 | Boise State | Lewis Maffei is called for the reach on Walter Haralson - foul #3 on Lewis Maffei, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| 10:37 | Boise State | Walter Haralson makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Wayne Chang and he's fouled by Manuel Gaughan - foul #2 on Manuel Gaughan, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| 10:37 | Boise State | Walter Haralson makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Rene Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| 09:56 | Boise State | Walter Haralson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wayne Chang | 51-45 |
| 09:28 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Lewis Maffei is blocked by Wayne Chang | 51-45 |
| 09:26 | Boise State | Chester Henderson grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 09:20 | Boise State | Chester Henderson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-45 |
| 09:19 | Boise State | Chester Henderson snags the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 08:56 | Boise State | Walter Haralson's layup is rejected by Edward Womack | 51-45 |
| 08:54 | Boise State | Walter Haralson tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Rene Rizzo misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 08:36 | Boise State | Arthur Poulin pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:30 | Boise State | Robert Parks hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Chester Henderson | 56-45 |
| 08:28 | Butler | Julio Martin is hacked by Wayne Chang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Chang, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Boise State | Dennis Lewis (PF), James Spencer (C) Chester Henderson, Arthur Poulin | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF), Hung Tang (C) Julio Martin, Lewis Maffei, Manuel Gaughan, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| 08:09 | Butler | Goran Kamienski buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronnie Krone | 56-48 |
| 08:03 | Boise State | Robert Parks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Johnson (PG), Samuel Crawford (SG), Kenneth Davis (SF) Wayne Chang, Robert Parks, Walter Haralson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:43 | Butler | Thomas Lyons steps out of bounds on the sideline | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - James Spencer (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeffrey Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Boise State | Samuel Crawford misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 07:12 | Butler | Hung Tang misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 07:10 | Boise State | Samuel Crawford snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 06:52 | Boise State | Dennis Lewis buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Davis and he's hacked by Jeffrey Roberts - foul #1 on Jeffrey Roberts, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Boise State | Wayne Chang (PG), Robert Parks (SG), Walter Haralson (SF), Arthur Poulin (C) James Johnson, Samuel Crawford, Kenneth Davis, James Spencer | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (PG), Rene Rizzo (PF) Thomas Lyons, Jeffrey Roberts | |
| 06:52 | Boise State | Dennis Lewis makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Hung Tang hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Goran Kamienski | 59-50 |
| 06:27 | Boise State | Robert Parks hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Wayne Chang and he's fouled by Goran Kamienski - foul #4 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #9 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Boise State | Chester Henderson (PF) Dennis Lewis | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Gaughan (SF) Ronnie Krone | |
| 06:27 | Boise State | Robert Parks misses the free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Hung Tang snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 06:07 | Butler | Goran Kamienski knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Manuel Gaughan and the foul's on Wayne Chang - foul #4 on Wayne Chang, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Womack (C) Hung Tang | |
| 06:07 | Butler | Goran Kamienski makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:50 | Boise State | Wayne Chang hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 61-53 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Rene Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Goran Kamienski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-53 |
| 05:42 | Boise State | Arthur Poulin pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:23 | Boise State | Arthur Poulin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-53 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Goran Kamienski pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Goran Kamienski buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Julio Martin | 61-55 |
| 04:55 | Boise State | Robert Parks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 04:53 | Boise State | Arthur Poulin grabs the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 04:34 | Boise State | Robert Parks drills a jumper from the left side set up by Wayne Chang | 63-55 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Edward Womack misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Arthur Poulin - foul #2 on Arthur Poulin, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Johnson (PG), Samuel Crawford (SG), Kenneth Davis (SF), Dennis Lewis (PF), James Spencer (C) Wayne Chang, Robert Parks, Walter Haralson, Chester Henderson, Arthur Poulin | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Lewis Maffei (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Jeffrey Roberts (PF) Julio Martin, Goran Kamienski, Manuel Gaughan, Rene Rizzo | |
| 04:10 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Edward Womack misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:10 | Boise State | The rebound goes to James Spencer | 63-56 |
| 04:04 | Boise State | Kenneth Davis's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Krone | 63-56 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Dennis Lewis swats the short shot by Jeffrey Roberts | 63-56 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Jeffrey Roberts hits the follow up shot | 63-58 |
| 03:41 | Boise State | Kenneth Davis can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Edward Womack grabs the board | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - James Spencer (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Jeffrey Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Womack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 03:32 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Dennis Lewis | 63-58 |
| 03:26 | Boise State | James Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 03:24 | Butler | Thomas Lyons gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 03:09 | Butler | Lewis Maffei misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 03:08 | Boise State | Kenneth Davis snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 03:02 | Boise State | Dennis Lewis's layup is rejected by Ronnie Krone | 63-58 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Ronnie Krone grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Boise State | Wayne Chang (PG), Robert Parks (SG), Walter Haralson (SF), Arthur Poulin (C) James Johnson, Samuel Crawford, Kenneth Davis, James Spencer | |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG), Rene Rizzo (PF), Hung Tang (C) Lewis Maffei, Jeffrey Roberts, Edward Womack | |
| 02:43 | Butler | Walter Haralson is called for the reach on Ronnie Krone - foul #3 on Walter Haralson, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Ronnie Krone makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Ronnie Krone makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:27 | Boise State | Walter Haralson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-60 |
| 02:26 | Boise State | Robert Parks grabs the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:08 | Boise State | Robert Parks misses the 3 from straight away | 63-60 |
| 02:06 | Boise State | Walter Haralson tips it back up and in | 65-60 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Goran Kamienski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-60 |
| 01:17 | Boise State | Rene Rizzo swats the short shot by Dennis Lewis | 65-60 |
| 01:16 | Boise State | Walter Haralson can't tip it in | 65-60 |
| 01:15 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Wayne Chang is called for the reach on Goran Kamienski - foul #5 on Wayne Chang, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Boise State | Samuel Crawford (PG) Wayne Chang | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:56 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:56 | Boise State | Arthur Poulin grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Boise State | Walter Haralson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-60 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Rene Rizzo snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Goran Kamienski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Hung Tang gets the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Thomas Lyons knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ronnie Krone | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Boise State | Samuel Crawford is hacked by Thomas Lyons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| 00:18 | Boise State | Samuel Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:18 | Boise State | Samuel Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Goran Kamienski connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Lyons | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Boise State | Arthur Poulin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-66 |