| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) C - Donald Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph McCluney (fresh) SG - John Knight (fresh) SF - Timothy Bueche (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Bellamy (fresh) C - Michael Parra (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Winthrop | Michael Parra wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Winthrop | Donald Gray blocks the short jumper by Timothy Bueche | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Butler | Brett Shepherd snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nathaniel Bellamy - foul #1 on Nathaniel Bellamy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Butler | Brett Shepherd snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Winthrop | John Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Winthrop | Nathaniel Bellamy is fouled on the floor by Brett Shepherd - foul #1 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Winthrop | Michael Parra misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Parra | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Winthrop | John Knight misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Butler | James Fowler clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger tips it home | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph McCluney, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 17:32 | Butler | Michael Parra steps in front of the Melvin Forbes pass | 2-0 |
| 17:27 | Winthrop | John Knight drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph McCluney | 2-3 |
| 17:23 | Butler | The jump hook by Hans Swiatkowski is blocked by Michael Parra | 2-3 |
| 17:22 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Bellamy | 2-3 |
| 16:58 | Winthrop | Timothy Bueche is fouled on the floor by Richard Blevins - foul #1 on Richard Blevins, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Richards (SG), Lamar Hollis (SF), Richard Robinson (C) John Knight, Timothy Bueche, Michael Parra | |
| 16:42 | Winthrop | Nathaniel Bellamy loses the dribble to Melvin Forbes | 2-3 |
| 16:39 | Butler | Andre Harper hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Melvin Forbes | 4-3 |
| 16:26 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney travels with the ball | 4-3 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Melvin Forbes, Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Devin Booth (C) Nathaniel Bellamy | |
| 16:05 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dino Mazierski | 6-3 |
| 15:45 | Winthrop | Brett Shepherd denies the turnaround by Richard Robinson | 6-3 |
| 15:44 | Winthrop | Richard Robinson tips it home | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph McCluney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Richards (fresh) SF - Lamar Hollis (fresh) PF - Richard Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Devin Booth (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Dino Mazierski | 8-5 |
| 15:15 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-5 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Brett Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:07 | Butler | James Richards steals it from Donald Gray | 8-5 |
| 14:43 | Winthrop | Richard Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-5 |
| 14:42 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:19 | Winthrop | Lamar Hollis banks in the layup | 8-7 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 14:03 | Winthrop | Richard Robinson snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:42 | Winthrop | Lamar Hollis hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 13:33 | Butler | Lamar Hollis takes the ball from Douglas Ensminger | 8-10 |
| 13:04 | Winthrop | Lamar Hollis buries a jumper from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Donald Gray can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph McCluney - foul #2 on Joseph McCluney, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roger Panek (PG), John Knight (SG), Timothy Bueche (SF), Nathaniel Bellamy (PF), Michael Parra (C) Joseph McCluney, James Richards, Lamar Hollis, Richard Robinson, Devin Booth | |
| 12:51 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:35 | Winthrop | Roger Panek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Blevins (C) Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 12:20 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 12:04 | Winthrop | Nathaniel Bellamy makes the jumper from the baseline | 12-14 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is hacked by Nathaniel Bellamy - foul #2 on Nathaniel Bellamy, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Robinson (PF) Nathaniel Bellamy | |
| 11:46 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 11:45 | Butler | Andre Harper grabs the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:28 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 12-14 |
| 11:27 | Winthrop | Michael Parra grabs the board | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) C - Richard Blevins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Roger Panek (fresh) SG - John Knight (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Bueche (fresh) PF - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Parra (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Winthrop | Michael Parra buries a jumper in the lane | 12-16 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Michael Parra swats the short shot by Richard Blevins | 12-16 |
| 11:07 | Winthrop | Timothy Bueche grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 10:49 | Winthrop | A charge is called on Michael Parra - foul #1 on Michael Parra, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Melvin Forbes, Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Richards (PG), Lamar Hollis (PF) Roger Panek, Richard Robinson | |
| 10:33 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Michael Parra - foul #2 on Michael Parra, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Labounty (SF), Devin Booth (C) Timothy Bueche, Michael Parra | |
| 10:33 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:20 | Winthrop | William Labounty misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Brett Shepherd - foul #2 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Brett Shepherd, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roger Panek (SG) John Knight | |
| 10:20 | Winthrop | William Labounty makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:20 | Winthrop | William Labounty makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Ensminger and he's hacked by William Labounty - foul #1 on William Labounty, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 10:10 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:55 | Winthrop | Roger Panek travels with the ball | 17-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Blevins (C) Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 09:53 | Butler | Roger Panek picks off the pass by Dino Mazierski in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 09:40 | Winthrop | James Richards misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 09:38 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Blevins | 17-18 |
| 09:34 | Butler | James Fowler's pass is intercepted by James Richards | 17-18 |
| 09:30 | Winthrop | James Richards lays it in | 17-20 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Devin Booth is called for the reach on Gonzalo Castillo - foul #1 on Devin Booth, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, Douglas Ensminger, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Winthrop | John Knight (SG), Timothy Bueche (SF) Roger Panek, William Labounty | |
| 09:18 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:18 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Donald Gray hits the finger roll | 20-20 |
| 08:48 | Winthrop | Timothy Bueche is called for a charge - foul #1 on Timothy Bueche, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Andre Harper, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Robinson (C) Devin Booth | |
| 08:39 | Butler | Dino Mazierski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Fowler | 23-20 |
| 08:25 | Winthrop | Lamar Hollis misses the jumpshot from the right side | 23-20 |
| 08:23 | Winthrop | Lamar Hollis snags the offensive board | 23-20 |
| 08:08 | Winthrop | Richard Robinson buries a shot from the left block | 23-22 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Timothy Bueche picks off the pass by Dino Mazierski | 23-22 |
| 07:30 | Winthrop | Douglas Ensminger picks off the pass by Lamar Hollis | 23-22 |
| 07:23 | Butler | Dino Mazierski's floater is knocked away by Lamar Hollis | 23-22 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits the follow up shot | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - James Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Knight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Bueche (fairly fresh) PF - Lamar Hollis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Winthrop | James Richards misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:50 | Butler | James Fowler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 06:49 | Winthrop | James Richards pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:29 | Winthrop | Timothy Bueche misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gonzalo Castillo - foul #1 on Gonzalo Castillo, team foul #4 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Gonzalo Castillo, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roger Panek (PG), William Strange (SG), Devin Booth (PF) James Richards, John Knight, Lamar Hollis | |
| 06:29 | Winthrop | Timothy Bueche misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:29 | Winthrop | Timothy Bueche makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:17 | Butler | David Jarvis drills a floater near the basket set up by Andre Harper | 27-23 |
| 05:57 | Winthrop | David Jarvis picks off the pass by Roger Panek | 27-23 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski is hacked by Roger Panek - foul #1 on Roger Panek, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Labounty (SF) Timothy Bueche | |
| 05:48 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:48 | Winthrop | Devin Booth grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 05:21 | Winthrop | Roger Panek clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 05:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Blevins | 28-23 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Andre Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Melvin Forbes, Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 04:48 | Winthrop | William Strange hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger can't finish the layup | 28-23 |
| 04:28 | Winthrop | Richard Robinson snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 04:23 | Winthrop | William Labounty is fouled on the floor by Gonzalo Castillo - foul #2 on Gonzalo Castillo, team foul #5 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (SF) Gonzalo Castillo | |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Richards (PG), Lamar Hollis (C) William Strange, Richard Robinson | |
| 04:18 | Winthrop | Lamar Hollis clanks a floater from the free throw line | 28-23 |
| 04:16 | Winthrop | Lamar Hollis grabs the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 03:58 | Winthrop | Lamar Hollis buries a 3 from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 03:33 | Butler | William Labounty is called for the reach on Douglas Ensminger - foul #2 on William Labounty, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Hans Swiatkowski, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney (PG), John Knight (SG), Nathaniel Bellamy (PF), Michael Parra (C) Roger Panek, William Labounty, Devin Booth, Lamar Hollis | |
| 03:33 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:33 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:33 | Winthrop | Nathaniel Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:13 | Winthrop | Nathaniel Bellamy travels with the ball | 28-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Gonzalo Castillo, Douglas Ensminger, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph McCluney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Knight (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nathaniel Bellamy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Parra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Butler | Donald Gray can't connect on a floater from the right block | 28-26 |
| 02:51 | Winthrop | Michael Parra gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 02:43 | Winthrop | The jump hook by Nathaniel Bellamy is blocked by David Jarvis | 28-26 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Melvin Forbes grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 02:27 | Butler | David Jarvis can't finish the layup | 28-26 |
| 02:25 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to David Jarvis | 28-26 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Melvin Forbes loses the ball out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), James Fowler (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, Melvin Forbes, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Timothy Bueche (SF) James Richards | |
| 01:57 | Winthrop | Nathaniel Bellamy is hacked by Brett Shepherd - foul #3 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #6 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 01:52 | Winthrop | John Knight misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 01:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Blevins | 28-26 |
| 01:35 | Butler | Andre Harper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 01:34 | Winthrop | Michael Parra grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 01:29 | Winthrop | Michael Parra double dribbles | 28-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 01:14 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger clanks a floater near the basket | 28-26 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Donald Gray tips it in | 30-26 |
| 00:59 | Winthrop | Nathaniel Bellamy misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Douglas Ensminger - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #7 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (SF) Gonzalo Castillo | |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Richards (SG), Lamar Hollis (C) John Knight, Michael Parra | |
| 00:59 | Winthrop | Nathaniel Bellamy makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:59 | Winthrop | Nathaniel Bellamy misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:59 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 30-27 |
| 00:37 | Butler | James Fowler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 00:24 | Winthrop | James Richards is whistled for traveling | 33-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, Hans Swiatkowski, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Devin Booth (C) Timothy Bueche | |
| 00:04 | Butler | Andre Harper scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gonzalo Castillo | 36-27 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Lamar Hollis can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 36-27 |