| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Saner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rashidi Alhusseini (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas Cancel inbounds the ball | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Butler | Van Laffoon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 19:30 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 19:12 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini connects on the floater in the paint set up by Anthony Saner | 32-45 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Henry Cobb steals the ball from Thomas Cancel | 32-45 |
| 18:29 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini is hacked by Van Laffoon - foul #3 on Van Laffoon, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Gregory Duncan (PF) Van Laffoon, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Mayhall (SG), Rolf Molski (SF), Troy Greene (PF), David King (C) Anthony Saner, Rashidi Alhusseini, Russell Walker, Henry Cobb | |
| 18:16 | Sam Houston State | John Mayhall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Ward (SF) Thomas Cancel | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 17:56 | Butler | Andrew Dunn hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 32-45 |
| 17:55 | Sam Houston State | David King grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 17:34 | Sam Houston State | John Mayhall is hacked by Andrew Dunn - foul #2 on Andrew Dunn, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG) Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Conboy (SG), Russell Walker (PF) Dikembe Awai, David King | |
| 17:16 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-45 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Gregory Duncan snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Russell Walker denies the turnaround by Gregory Duncan | 32-45 |
| 16:56 | Sam Houston State | Troy Greene gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 16:34 | Sam Houston State | David Conboy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Andrew Dunn knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by David Conboy - foul #3 on David Conboy, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Bruce Gapinski (PF) Thomas Cartee, Wilson Ward, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Anthony Saner (SG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SF), David King (PF), Henry Cobb (C) John Mayhall, David Conboy, Rolf Molski, Russell Walker, Troy Greene | |
| 16:16 | Butler | Andrew Dunn makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 15:51 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Saner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rashidi Alhusseini (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David King (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:27 | Butler | Thomas Cancel hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 38-45 |
| 15:12 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Saner is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Saner, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG), Leon Ottinger (PF) Andrew Dunn, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stephen Litteral (PG), Russell Walker (PF) Dikembe Awai, David King | |
| 14:58 | Butler | Russell Walker picks off the pass by Bruce Gapinski | 38-45 |
| 14:45 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Litteral comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Van Laffoon is whistled for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Clayton Goodman (SF), Gregory Duncan (C) Dennis Smith, Thomas Cancel, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), David Conboy (SG) Anthony Saner, Rashidi Alhusseini | |
| 14:20 | Sam Houston State | Van Laffoon picks off the pass by Dikembe Awai in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Russell Walker is called for the reach on Clayton Goodman - foul #1 on Russell Walker, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Ward (SF) Clayton Goodman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Mayhall (SG), Troy Greene (C) David Conboy, Henry Cobb | |
| 13:44 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 13:43 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Stephen Litteral | 38-45 |
| 13:26 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by John Mayhall | 38-47 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Van Laffoon connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Cartee | 40-47 |
| 12:48 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Mayhall | 40-49 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Russell Walker swats the layup by Leon Ottinger | 40-49 |
| 12:33 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Awai | 40-49 |
| 12:31 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Cartee - foul #2 on Thomas Cartee, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Harold Finnie (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Thomas Cartee, Van Laffoon, Wilson Ward, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Conboy (SG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SF), Rolf Molski (PF), Henry Cobb (C) John Mayhall, Stephen Litteral, Russell Walker, Troy Greene | |
| 12:13 | Sam Houston State | Leon Ottinger is called for the reach on Rolf Molski - foul #4 on Leon Ottinger, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Gapinski (PF) Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 11:55 | Sam Houston State | David Conboy's floater is knocked away by Dennis Smith | 40-49 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Thomas Cancel gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 11:50 | Butler | Harold Finnie comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 11:49 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Finnie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Conboy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rashidi Alhusseini (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rolf Molski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Sam Houston State | David Conboy misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 11:27 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 11:19 | Sam Houston State | Jonathon McCracken steals the ball from David Conboy | 40-49 |
| 11:17 | Butler | Thomas Cancel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG) Harold Finnie | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Anthony Saner (SG), David King (PF) David Conboy, Rashidi Alhusseini | |
| 11:05 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 10:47 | Butler | Dennis Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Cancel | 43-49 |
| 10:28 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Dunn is called for the reach on Anthony Saner - foul #3 on Andrew Dunn, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Clayton Goodman (SF), Gregory Duncan (PF) Dennis Smith, Thomas Cancel, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Mayhall (PG), Russell Walker (PF) Dikembe Awai, Rolf Molski | |
| 10:13 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Henry Cobb is blocked by Jonathon McCracken | 43-49 |
| 10:12 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb tips it back up and in | 43-51 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Andrew Dunn connects on the turnaround from the left block | 45-51 |
| 09:31 | Sam Houston State | John Mayhall is fouled on the floor by Gregory Duncan - foul #2 on Gregory Duncan, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Harold Finnie (SG), Wilson Ward (PF) Thomas Cartee, Andrew Dunn, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), David Conboy (SG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SF), Troy Greene (C) John Mayhall, Anthony Saner, David King, Henry Cobb | |
| 09:14 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai is whistled for traveling | 45-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cancel (SF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Clayton Goodman, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 09:00 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses short on a floater from the right side | 45-51 |
| 08:58 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 08:33 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai clanks a shot from the baseline | 45-51 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Thomas Cancel pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Dennis Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski can't tip it in | 45-51 |
| 08:23 | Butler | Thomas Cancel tips it in | 47-51 |
| 08:08 | Sam Houston State | David Conboy drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Wilson Ward scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Finnie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wilson Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Gapinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Conboy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rashidi Alhusseini (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Walker (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Troy Greene (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini loses the ball out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Clayton Goodman (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF), Gregory Duncan (C) Dennis Smith, Harold Finnie, Thomas Cancel, Wilson Ward, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stephen Litteral (PG), John Mayhall (SG), Rolf Molski (SF), Henry Cobb (C) Dikembe Awai, David Conboy, Rashidi Alhusseini, Troy Greene | |
| 07:02 | Butler | John Mayhall picks off the pass by Gregory Duncan | 50-54 |
| 06:51 | Sam Houston State | John Mayhall double dribbles | 50-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Anthony Saner (SG), David King (PF) Stephen Litteral, Russell Walker | |
| 06:38 | Butler | Clayton Goodman is whistled for a carry | 50-54 |
| 06:26 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Gregory Duncan - foul #3 on Gregory Duncan, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| 06:26 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:26 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Gregory Duncan travels with the ball | 50-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG) Van Laffoon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stephen Litteral (PG), Troy Greene (PF) John Mayhall, Rolf Molski | |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | David King buries a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Andrew Dunn - foul #4 on Andrew Dunn, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Harold Finnie (SF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Thomas Cartee, Clayton Goodman, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | David King makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:46 | Butler | David King is called for the reach on Andrew Dunn in the backcourt - foul #2 on David King, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cancel (SF) Harold Finnie | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini (SF) David King | |
| 05:29 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses the lay-in | 50-59 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | Troy Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 05:06 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Saner hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rashidi Alhusseini | 50-62 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Rashidi Alhusseini picks off the pass by Andrew Dunn in the backcourt | 50-62 |
| 04:57 | Sam Houston State | Troy Greene connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Litteral | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Butler | Leon Ottinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Ward (SF), Gregory Duncan (C) Thomas Cancel, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), John Mayhall (SG), Russell Walker (PF) Stephen Litteral, Anthony Saner, Troy Greene | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:18 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Henry Cobb is denied by Gregory Duncan | 50-64 |
| 04:16 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai grabs the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 03:53 | Sam Houston State | John Mayhall misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 50-64 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Dennis Smith snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Butler | Rashidi Alhusseini steals it from Dennis Smith in the backcourt | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 03:34 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb grabs the offensive board | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Wilson Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leon Ottinger (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Gregory Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mayhall (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Rashidi Alhusseini (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Russell Walker (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Henry Cobb (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Sam Houston State | John Mayhall makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Awai | 50-67 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Andrew Dunn is whistled for a carry | 50-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Harold Finnie (SG), Clayton Goodman (SF), Bruce Gapinski (PF) Dennis Smith, Andrew Dunn, Wilson Ward, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stephen Litteral (PG), David Conboy (SG), Rolf Molski (SF), David King (PF), Troy Greene (C) Dikembe Awai, John Mayhall, Rashidi Alhusseini, Russell Walker, Henry Cobb | |
| 02:34 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski is denied on a layup by Bruce Gapinski | 50-67 |
| 02:32 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Stephen Litteral steps in front of the Harold Finnie pass in the backcourt | 50-67 |
| 02:11 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Litteral knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from David Conboy | 50-69 |
| 02:07 | Butler | David Conboy steals it from Harold Finnie in the backcourt | 50-69 |
| 02:05 | Sam Houston State | David Conboy misses the easy layup | 50-69 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | David King grabs the offensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 01:45 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Litteral is hacked by Thomas Cartee - foul #3 on Thomas Cartee, team foul #9 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Wilson Ward (SF) Harold Finnie, Clayton Goodman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Mayhall (SG) David Conboy | |
| 01:45 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Litteral makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 01:45 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Litteral makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Andrew Dunn hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Wilson Ward | 52-71 |
| 01:13 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Gapinski steps in front of the David King pass | 52-71 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Wilson Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-71 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Conboy (SG) Stephen Litteral | |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | John Mayhall drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Rolf Molski | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Butler | David Conboy is called for the reach on Andrew Dunn in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Conboy, team foul #5 | 52-73 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Gregory Duncan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Dunn | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Sam Houston State | John Mayhall can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Cartee - foul #4 on Thomas Cartee, team foul #10 | 54-73 |
| 00:12 | Sam Houston State | John Mayhall makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 00:12 | Sam Houston State | John Mayhall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-75 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Andrew Dunn is hacked by David Conboy in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Conboy, team foul #6 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stephen Litteral (PG) David Conboy | |
| 00:05 | Butler | Andrew Dunn misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-75 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Troy Greene pulls down the rebound | 54-75 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Litteral runs out the clock | 54-75 |