| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Raymond Humphrey (fresh) SG - Seth Holt (fresh) SF - Robert Sauter (fresh) PF - Zhuang Zheng (fresh) C - Ron Prudhomme (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Furman | Ron Prudhomme wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Furman | Zhuang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Furman | Raymond Humphrey misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Butler | Leon Ottinger snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Zhuang Zheng steals the ball from Dennis Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Furman | Dennis Smith steals it from Seth Holt | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Dennis Smith banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Furman | Zhuang Zheng misses the shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Furman | Seth Holt tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Dennis Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Butler | Leon Ottinger hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Furman | Ron Prudhomme misses the jumpshot from the right side | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Thomas Cancel pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken buries a floater from the left side | 6-2 |
| 17:29 | Furman | Seth Holt misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Leon Ottinger scores on a 3 from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 16:52 | Furman | Ron Prudhomme misses the easy layup | 9-2 |
| 16:51 | Furman | Zhuang Zheng tips it in | 9-4 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken makes the fadeaway from close range | 11-4 |
| 16:20 | Furman | Robert Sauter misses the easy layup | 11-4 |
| 16:18 | Butler | Leon Ottinger grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Dennis Smith is hacked by Seth Holt - foul #1 on Seth Holt, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), Bruce Gapinski (PF), Gregory Duncan (C) Dennis Smith, Van Laffoon, Thomas Cancel, Leon Ottinger, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Furman | Kenneth Lummus (PG), Benjamin Eppler (SF) Raymond Humphrey, Robert Sauter | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) SF - Wilson Ward (fresh) PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) C - Gregory Duncan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Kenneth Lummus (fresh) SG - Seth Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Eppler (fresh) PF - Zhuang Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ron Prudhomme (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Butler | Gregory Duncan comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ron Prudhomme - foul #1 on Ron Prudhomme, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| 15:46 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:46 | Butler | Gregory Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 15:35 | Furman | Seth Holt clanks a jumper from the left side | 12-4 |
| 15:34 | Butler | Thomas Cartee grabs the defensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Andrew Dunn misses short on a 3 from straight away | 12-4 |
| 15:26 | Furman | Zhuang Zheng snags the defensive board | 12-4 |
| 15:10 | Furman | Seth Holt clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-4 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski snags the defensive board | 12-4 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Andrew Dunn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-4 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Andrew Dunn tips it in | 14-4 |
| 14:36 | Furman | Seth Holt hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Lummus | 14-7 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Andrew Dunn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 14:30 | Furman | The rebound goes to Zhuang Zheng | 14-7 |
| 14:20 | Furman | Seth Holt is hacked by Thomas Cartee - foul #1 on Thomas Cartee, team foul #1 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Thomas Cartee, Wilson Ward, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Furman | Raymond Humphrey (PG), Alan Collins (C) Kenneth Lummus, Ron Prudhomme | |
| 14:15 | Furman | Seth Holt connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-10 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Humphrey - foul #1 on Raymond Humphrey, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Duncan (PF) Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Furman | Timothy Christian (PF) Zhuang Zheng | |
| 13:50 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:36 | Furman | Dennis Smith is called for the reach on Alan Collins - foul #1 on Dennis Smith, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (SG), Leon Ottinger (PF) Andrew Dunn, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Furman | Dennis Monroe (SF) Benjamin Eppler | |
| 13:18 | Furman | Timothy Christian's pass is intercepted by Jonathon McCracken | 16-10 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Thomas Cancel clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-10 |
| 12:57 | Furman | Seth Holt pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:52 | Furman | Timothy Christian is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cancel - foul #1 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG) Harold Finnie | |
| Subs | Furman | Robert Sauter (SF), Zhuang Zheng (PF) Dennis Monroe, Timothy Christian | |
| 12:41 | Furman | Robert Sauter blows the layup | 16-10 |
| 12:40 | Butler | Leon Ottinger pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:22 | Butler | Van Laffoon is hacked by Zhuang Zheng - foul #1 on Zhuang Zheng, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Ward (SF), Bruce Gapinski (PF), Gregory Duncan (C) Thomas Cancel, Leon Ottinger, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Furman | Kenneth Lummus (PG), Abraham Cooper (SG), Ron Prudhomme (C) Raymond Humphrey, Seth Holt, Alan Collins | |
| 12:11 | Butler | Gregory Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 12:09 | Furman | Kenneth Lummus snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 11:57 | Furman | Zhuang Zheng's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Duncan | 16-10 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Gregory Duncan grabs the board | 16-10 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) SF - Wilson Ward (fresh) PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) C - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Kenneth Lummus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Abraham Cooper (fresh) SF - Robert Sauter (fresh) PF - Zhuang Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Prudhomme (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Butler | Dennis Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Furman | Benjamin Eppler (SF) Robert Sauter | |
| 11:22 | Furman | Dennis Smith is called for the reach on Kenneth Lummus - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Dennis Smith, Van Laffoon, Wilson Ward, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Furman | Seth Holt (SG), Timothy Christian (PF) Abraham Cooper, Zhuang Zheng | |
| 11:07 | Furman | The jump hook by Seth Holt is blocked by Jonathon McCracken | 16-10 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Thomas Cancel grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Andrew Dunn scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Cartee | 19-10 |
| 10:30 | Furman | Seth Holt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 10:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jonathon McCracken | 19-10 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Thomas Cartee misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 19-10 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski snags the offensive board | 19-10 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken comes up short on the floater from the left side | 19-10 |
| 10:02 | Furman | Benjamin Eppler grabs the defensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 09:54 | Furman | Seth Holt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-10 |
| 09:52 | Furman | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Christian | 19-10 |
| 09:40 | Furman | Benjamin Eppler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 09:39 | Furman | Seth Holt tips it home | 19-12 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Thomas Cartee is fouled on the floor by Timothy Christian - foul #1 on Timothy Christian, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF), Gregory Duncan (C) Andrew Dunn, Thomas Cancel, Bruce Gapinski, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Furman | Raymond Humphrey (PG), Robert Sauter (SF), Zhuang Zheng (PF), Alan Collins (C) Kenneth Lummus, Benjamin Eppler, Timothy Christian, Ron Prudhomme | |
| 09:14 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 09:12 | Furman | Alan Collins snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 09:04 | Furman | Zhuang Zheng misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 19-12 |
| 09:03 | Furman | Zhuang Zheng gets the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:54 | Furman | Robert Sauter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gregory Duncan - foul #1 on Gregory Duncan, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Furman | Abraham Cooper (SG) Seth Holt | |
| 08:54 | Furman | Robert Sauter misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:54 | Furman | Robert Sauter misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leon Ottinger | 19-12 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Thomas Cartee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 08:24 | Furman | Alan Collins gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:13 | Furman | Zhuang Zheng lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Sauter and he's fouled by Leon Ottinger - foul #1 on Leon Ottinger, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (PG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Thomas Cartee, Wilson Ward, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 08:13 | Furman | Zhuang Zheng makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Andrew Dunn hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Van Laffoon and he's fouled by Abraham Cooper - foul #1 on Abraham Cooper, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Furman | Seth Holt (SG) Abraham Cooper | |
| 07:58 | Butler | Andrew Dunn makes the free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:42 | Furman | Robert Sauter is fouled on the floor by Van Laffoon - foul #1 on Van Laffoon, team foul #7 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (SG) Van Laffoon | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 07:42 | Furman | Robert Sauter makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:42 | Furman | Robert Sauter makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harold Finnie (fresh) SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Raymond Humphrey (fresh) SG - Seth Holt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Sauter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zhuang Zheng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Collins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Thomas Cancel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Thomas Cancel grabs the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Harold Finnie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 07:08 | Furman | Alan Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 06:58 | Furman | Zhuang Zheng is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Zhuang Zheng, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Gregory Duncan (PF) Harold Finnie, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Furman | Benjamin Eppler (SF), Timothy Christian (PF), Ron Prudhomme (C) Robert Sauter, Zhuang Zheng, Alan Collins | |
| 06:37 | Butler | Raymond Humphrey picks off the pass by Thomas Cancel | 22-17 |
| 06:34 | Furman | Raymond Humphrey blows the layup | 22-17 |
| 06:32 | Furman | Timothy Christian snags the offensive board | 22-17 |
| 06:25 | Furman | Benjamin Eppler knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Raymond Humphrey and he's hacked by Thomas Cartee - foul #2 on Thomas Cartee, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), Bruce Gapinski (PF) Thomas Cartee, Thomas Cancel, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Furman | Kenneth Lummus (PG) Raymond Humphrey | |
| 06:25 | Furman | Benjamin Eppler makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Gregory Duncan's pass is intercepted by Seth Holt | 22-20 |
| 05:52 | Furman | Benjamin Eppler loses the dribble to Bruce Gapinski | 22-20 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Wilson Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG) Andrew Dunn | |
| Subs | Furman | Abraham Cooper (SG), Alan Collins (C) Seth Holt, Ron Prudhomme | |
| 05:26 | Furman | Kenneth Lummus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Gregory Duncan clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 22-20 |
| 05:06 | Furman | Abraham Cooper grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 04:40 | Furman | Timothy Christian misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Van Laffoon - foul #2 on Van Laffoon, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Van Laffoon, Wilson Ward, Bruce Gapinski, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Furman | Raymond Humphrey (PG), Seth Holt (SG), Robert Sauter (SF) Kenneth Lummus, Abraham Cooper, Benjamin Eppler | |
| 04:40 | Furman | Timothy Christian misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:40 | Furman | Timothy Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Thomas Cancel clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 04:17 | Furman | Alan Collins snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 04:10 | Furman | Raymond Humphrey comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 22-21 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Andrew Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Andrew Dunn loses the dribble to Timothy Christian | 22-21 |
| 03:41 | Furman | Timothy Christian misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Harold Finnie - foul #1 on Harold Finnie, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Van Laffoon (SG) Harold Finnie, Andrew Dunn | |
| Subs | Furman | Ron Prudhomme (C) Alan Collins | |
| 03:41 | Furman | Timothy Christian makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:41 | Furman | Timothy Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:41 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Raymond Humphrey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Seth Holt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Sauter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Christian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Prudhomme (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the shot from the right side | 24-22 |
| 03:10 | Furman | Timothy Christian can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 24-22 |
| 03:08 | Furman | Timothy Christian snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 03:03 | Furman | Thomas Cancel blocks the jumper by Seth Holt | 24-22 |
| 03:01 | Furman | Robert Sauter pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 02:49 | Furman | Seth Holt makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Dennis Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 24-25 |
| 02:28 | Furman | Timothy Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:09 | Furman | Timothy Christian's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Cancel | 24-25 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Leon Ottinger snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 02:01 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Smith | 24-25 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Dennis Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Van Laffoon | 26-25 |
| 01:35 | Furman | Seth Holt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 01:34 | Furman | Ron Prudhomme can't tip it in | 26-25 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Leon Ottinger pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Leon Ottinger is hacked by Seth Holt - foul #2 on Seth Holt, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Van Laffoon, Thomas Cancel, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Furman | Kenneth Lummus (PG), Abraham Cooper (SG), Benjamin Eppler (SF), Zhuang Zheng (PF), Alan Collins (C) Raymond Humphrey, Seth Holt, Robert Sauter, Timothy Christian, Ron Prudhomme | |
| 01:22 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:22 | Furman | Abraham Cooper snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 01:09 | Furman | Zhuang Zheng is denied on a layup by Leon Ottinger | 26-25 |
| 01:08 | Furman | Zhuang Zheng hits the follow up shot | 26-27 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Dennis Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 00:32 | Furman | Benjamin Eppler blows the layup | 29-27 |
| 00:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Wilson Ward | 29-27 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Leon Ottinger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Leon Ottinger grabs the offensive board | 29-27 |