| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Berry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Hilton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hopping (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Daniel Berry inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Providence | Dino Mazierski swats the layup by Donald Hilton | 38-30 |
| 19:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 38-30 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| 19:23 | Providence | Cody Booth can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Brett Shepherd grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 19:15 | Butler | James Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-30 |
| 19:14 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul Hopping | 38-30 |
| 18:51 | Providence | Daniel Berry is hacked by James Fowler - foul #2 on James Fowler, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (SF) Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 18:31 | Providence | Daniel Berry makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger loses the ball out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 18:04 | Providence | Dino Mazierski is called for the reach on Cody Booth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 17:49 | Providence | John Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 17:48 | Providence | Donald Hilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:26 | Providence | Daniel Berry buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Brown | 38-36 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Donald Gray buries a runner from the right block set up by James Fowler | 40-36 |
| 17:02 | Providence | Daniel Berry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 17:00 | Butler | James Fowler grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Brett Shepherd scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dino Mazierski | 43-36 |
| 16:32 | Providence | John Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 16:31 | Butler | Brett Shepherd grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Paul Hopping swats the short shot by Douglas Ensminger | 43-36 |
| 16:23 | Providence | The rebound goes to Paul Hopping | 43-36 |
| 16:04 | Providence | Daniel Berry is fouled on the floor by Dino Mazierski - foul #3 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Dino Mazierski, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (PG), Trevor Verdin (SG), Brian Connolly (SF), Gregory Thompson (C) Cody Booth, John Brown, Daniel Berry, Paul Hopping | |
| 15:47 | Providence | Donald Hilton knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Christian Hodges (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Trevor Verdin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Connolly (fresh) PF - Donald Hilton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Butler | Donald Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, James Fowler, Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 15:16 | Providence | Christian Hodges misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 15:15 | Providence | Donald Hilton hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dino Mazierski | 46-40 |
| 14:39 | Providence | Gregory Thompson knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Christian Hodges | 46-42 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger knocks in the jumper in the lane | 48-42 |
| 14:02 | Providence | 3 seconds is called on Trevor Verdin | 48-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), James Fowler (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, Melvin Forbes, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), Daniel Berry (SF) Christian Hodges, Brian Connolly | |
| 13:47 | Butler | David Jarvis misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 13:33 | Butler | James Fowler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 13:32 | Providence | Donald Hilton grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 13:12 | Providence | Daniel Berry knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Cody Booth | 48-45 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Donald Gray is hacked by Gregory Thompson - foul #3 on Gregory Thompson, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Andre Harper, Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SG), Paul Hopping (C) Trevor Verdin, Gregory Thompson | |
| 12:37 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Cody Booth - foul #1 on Cody Booth, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:14 | Providence | John Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Donald Gray gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Brett Shepherd buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 11:35 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dino Mazierski - foul #4 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Providence | Brian Connolly (SF) Daniel Berry | |
| 11:35 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 11:35 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Connolly (fresh) PF - Donald Hilton (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Hopping (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Brett Shepherd connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Andre Harper | 55-46 |
| 10:57 | Providence | Cody Booth comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 10:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Blevins | 55-46 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Brett Shepherd clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 10:36 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the tip | 55-46 |
| 10:34 | Providence | Paul Hopping grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 10:19 | Providence | Cody Booth clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Donald Hilton - foul #3 on Donald Hilton, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), Donald Gray (C) Melvin Forbes, Brett Shepherd, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (PG), Trevor Verdin (SG), Daniel Berry (SF), Gregory Thompson (C) Cody Booth, John Brown, Brian Connolly, Paul Hopping | |
| 10:11 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:53 | Providence | Gregory Thompson connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Christian Hodges | 58-48 |
| 09:41 | Butler | The jump hook by Douglas Ensminger is blocked by Donald Hilton | 58-48 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the tip | 58-48 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 58-48 |
| 09:22 | Providence | Donald Hilton gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:18 | Providence | Daniel Berry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-48 |
| 09:16 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Fowler | 58-48 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-48 |
| 09:03 | Providence | The rebound goes to Christian Hodges | 58-48 |
| 08:57 | Providence | Donald Hilton clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #1 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), John Brown (SG) Christian Hodges, Trevor Verdin | |
| 08:57 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:57 | Providence | Donald Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 58-50 |
| 08:39 | Providence | Donald Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 08:16 | Providence | John Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Berry | 58-53 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Brett Shepherd can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Donald Gray tips it in | 60-53 |
| 07:42 | Providence | Cody Booth drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Donald Gray hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Fowler | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Berry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Hilton (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:58 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 06:56 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Brett Shepherd clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 06:43 | Providence | Gregory Thompson pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 06:37 | Providence | John Brown misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-56 |
| 06:36 | Providence | Donald Hilton snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 06:16 | Providence | Gregory Thompson is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Gregory Thompson, team foul #4 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (PG), Trevor Verdin (SG), Brian Connolly (SF), Paul Hopping (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Cody Booth, John Brown, Daniel Berry, Donald Hilton, Gregory Thompson | |
| 05:52 | Butler | Richard Blevins is fouled on the floor by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF) Melvin Forbes, Hans Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 05:33 | Butler | Brett Shepherd comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 62-56 |
| 05:31 | Providence | Brian Connolly grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:08 | Providence | Christian Hodges hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Connolly | 62-59 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-59 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Richard Blevins tips it back up and in | 64-59 |
| 04:44 | Providence | Brian Connolly knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Christian Hodges | 64-62 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Dino Mazierski is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), Donald Hilton (PF) Christian Hodges, Robert Taylor | |
| 04:22 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 04:20 | Providence | Trevor Verdin grabs the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 04:00 | Providence | Donald Hilton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gonzalo Castillo | 66-62 |
| 03:17 | Providence | Donald Hilton hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Cody Booth | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) SF - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Cody Booth (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Trevor Verdin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Connolly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Hilton (tiring) 19 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Hopping (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Trevor Verdin - foul #1 on Trevor Verdin, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF) Gonzalo Castillo, Hans Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | Providence | John Brown (SG), Daniel Berry (SF), Gregory Thompson (C) Trevor Verdin, Brian Connolly, Paul Hopping | |
| 03:01 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:01 | Providence | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 02:32 | Providence | Cody Booth loses the ball out of bounds | 66-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (PG), James Fowler (SG), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, Melvin Forbes, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Providence | Christian Hodges (PG), Robert Taylor (C) Cody Booth, Donald Hilton | |
| 02:19 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gonzalo Castillo | 69-64 |
| 02:19 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Providence | Cody Booth (PG), Donald Hilton (PF), Paul Hopping (C) Christian Hodges, Gregory Thompson, Robert Taylor | |
| 02:01 | Providence | Donald Hilton is whistled for a carry | 69-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (PG), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:45 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Donald Gray (C) Gonzalo Castillo, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:32 | Providence | Daniel Berry clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 01:31 | Providence | Donald Hilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 01:22 | Providence | Daniel Berry knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-67 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 00:51 | Providence | Cody Booth can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Brett Shepherd grabs the board | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Butler | The short jumper by Brett Shepherd is denied by Paul Hopping | 72-67 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Daniel Berry is called for the reach on Donald Gray - foul #3 on Daniel Berry, team foul #7 | 72-67 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:17 | Providence | Paul Hopping gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Providence | Daniel Berry misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-67 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Andre Harper gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Cody Booth is called for the reach on Andre Harper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cody Booth, team foul #9 | 73-67 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Cody Booth drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Hilton | 75-70 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Andre Harper runs out the clock | 75-70 |