| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ricky Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Prescott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Rose (fresh) 10 pts. C - Joseph Boswell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hasbrouck (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | James Scott inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | American U. | James Scott comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 35-26 |
| 19:43 | American U. | Joseph Boswell gets the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 19:27 | American U. | James Scott knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Prescott and the foul's on Richard Hasbrouck - foul #1 on Richard Hasbrouck, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 19:27 | American U. | James Scott misses the free throw | 37-26 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck loses the dribble to James Scott | 37-26 |
| 18:49 | American U. | Stephen Rose misses the lay-in | 37-26 |
| 18:48 | Butler | James Pantoja snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 18:22 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Hasbrouck | 37-29 |
| 18:10 | American U. | Ricky Lyons makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Scott | 40-29 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Gordon Scaife comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 17:46 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck grabs the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:20 | Butler | James Glover is whistled for a carry | 40-29 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Weed (PG), Jason Massey (SF), Johnny Tran (C) Ricky Lyons, James Scott, Joseph Boswell | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Davis (C) Todd Allen | |
| 17:03 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott is hacked by James Glover - foul #3 on James Glover, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | American U. | David McKain (C) Stephen Rose | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (SF), Richard Marsh (PF) Richard Hasbrouck, James Glover | |
| 16:46 | American U. | Richard Weed comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Pantoja - foul #1 on James Pantoja, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Allen (C) Gordon Scaife | |
| 16:46 | American U. | Richard Weed makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 16:46 | American U. | Richard Weed makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 16:20 | Butler | Richard Marsh makes the jump hook in the paint | 42-31 |
| 16:05 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-31 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan can't finish the layup | 44-31 |
| 15:50 | American U. | David McKain pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Richard Weed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Prescott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Massey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Tran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David McKain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Marsh (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) PF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:35 | American U. | David McKain travels with the ball | 44-31 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Lyons (PG), James Scott (SF), Stephen Rose (PF), Joseph Boswell (C) Richard Weed, Jeffrey Prescott, Johnny Tran, David McKain | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Richard Hasbrouck (SF), James Glover (PF) James Pantoja, Richard Marsh, Thomas Hennigan, Todd Allen | |
| 15:12 | Butler | Gordon Scaife's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-31 |
| 14:57 | American U. | James Scott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-31 |
| 14:56 | American U. | Stephen Rose hits the follow up shot | 46-31 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 14:31 | American U. | Joseph Boswell grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 14:10 | American U. | Stephen Rose can't connect on a shot in the lane | 46-31 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Gordon Scaife connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Hasbrouck and he's hacked by James Scott - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott (SG) Jason Massey | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG) Gary Farmer | |
| 14:00 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| 13:39 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-34 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Gordon Scaife pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:34 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 13:33 | American U. | The rebound goes to Joseph Boswell | 46-34 |
| 13:16 | American U. | Gordon Scaife picks off the pass by Ricky Lyons | 46-34 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Scott - foul #3 on James Scott, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Weed (PG), Jason Massey (SF), Johnny Tran (PF), David McKain (C) Ricky Lyons, James Scott, Stephen Rose, Joseph Boswell | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (SF), Todd Allen (C) Richard Hasbrouck, Jeff Davis | |
| 13:01 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 13:01 | American U. | David McKain gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 12:51 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Glover - foul #4 on James Glover, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Marsh (SG), Richard Hasbrouck (SF) Gordon Scaife, James Glover | |
| 12:51 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 12:51 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 12:38 | Butler | James Pantoja slams it home on a nice dish by Richard Hasbrouck | 48-36 |
| 12:20 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-36 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Richard Marsh misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Johnny Tran - foul #1 on Johnny Tran, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Stephen Rose (PF) David McKain | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Jeff Davis (SF) James Pantoja, Richard Hasbrouck | |
| 11:58 | Butler | Richard Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Richard Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 11:58 | American U. | Stephen Rose pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 11:51 | American U. | Stephen Rose comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Farmer - foul #1 on Gary Farmer, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| 11:51 | American U. | Stephen Rose misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 11:51 | American U. | Stephen Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Richard Weed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Prescott (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Massey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Rose (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Tran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Farmer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) PF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Butler | Johnny Tran takes the ball from Gary Farmer | 50-37 |
| 11:05 | American U. | Johnny Tran misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Todd Allen - foul #2 on Todd Allen, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Lyons (PG), James Scott (SF) Richard Weed, Jason Massey | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG) Gary Farmer, Jeff Davis | |
| 11:05 | American U. | Johnny Tran misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 11:05 | American U. | Johnny Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 10:51 | American U. | The rebound goes to Stephen Rose | 51-37 |
| 10:29 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-37 |
| 10:27 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Marsh | 51-37 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Richard Marsh misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 10:07 | American U. | James Scott pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 09:55 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott connects on the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Gordon Scaife - foul #3 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #7 | 53-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Massey (PF), Joseph Boswell (C) Stephen Rose, Johnny Tran | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck (SF), Jeff Davis (C) Richard Marsh, Todd Allen | |
| 09:55 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott makes the free throw | 54-37 |
| 09:34 | Butler | Ricky Lyons is called for the reach on James Pantoja - foul #2 on Ricky Lyons, team foul #4 | 54-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Weed (SG) Jeffrey Prescott | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:12 | Butler | James Pantoja can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-37 |
| 09:11 | American U. | Joseph Boswell pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:50 | American U. | Jason Massey clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-37 |
| 08:48 | American U. | Jason Massey tips it back up and in | 56-37 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Hasbrouck and he's fouled by James Scott - foul #4 on James Scott, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Donald Anderson (SF), Stephen Rose (PF) Ricky Lyons, James Scott | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG) James Pantoja | |
| 08:24 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan makes the free throw | 56-40 |
| 08:07 | American U. | Stephen Rose clanks a runner from the left block | 56-40 |
| 08:05 | American U. | Joseph Boswell gets the offensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 07:42 | American U. | Donald Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-40 |
| 07:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gordon Scaife | 56-40 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Richard Weed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Massey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Anderson (fresh) PF - Stephen Rose (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Boswell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Farmer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hasbrouck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hennigan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Davis (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan's pass is intercepted by Jason Massey | 56-40 |
| 06:47 | American U. | Donald Anderson double dribbles | 56-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Barry Owens (PG), Jeffrey Prescott (SG), Johnny Tran (C) Richard Weed, Jason Massey, Joseph Boswell | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Richard Marsh (SG), James Glover (PF), Todd Allen (C) Gary Farmer, Gordon Scaife, Richard Hasbrouck, Thomas Hennigan | |
| 06:18 | Butler | Todd Allen is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Prescott - foul #2 on Jeffrey Prescott, team foul #6 | 56-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Lyons (PG), James Scott (SF) Barry Owens, Donald Anderson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:02 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-40 |
| 06:01 | American U. | James Scott gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 05:35 | American U. | James Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 56-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Massey (PF) Stephen Rose | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck (SF) Jeff Davis | |
| 05:16 | Butler | Johnny Tran takes the ball from Richard Marsh | 56-40 |
| 04:52 | American U. | James Scott is called for traveling | 56-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Weed (PG), Joseph Boswell (C) Ricky Lyons, Johnny Tran | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG) Richard Marsh | |
| 04:36 | Butler | Gordon Scaife connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 04:18 | American U. | James Scott connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Prescott | 58-43 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | American U. | James Scott is open and buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Jeffrey Prescott | 60-46 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Richard Weed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Prescott (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jason Massey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Boswell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hasbrouck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Glover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Todd Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Butler | James Pantoja misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-46 |
| 03:31 | American U. | Jason Massey snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 03:11 | American U. | James Scott can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane | 60-46 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck is fouled on the floor by James Scott - foul #5 on James Scott, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | American U. | Barry Owens (SG), Donald Anderson (SF), Johnny Tran (PF), David McKain (C) Jeffrey Prescott, James Scott, Jason Massey, Joseph Boswell | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Richard Marsh (SG), Jeff Davis (C) James Pantoja, Gordon Scaife, Todd Allen | |
| 02:55 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 02:34 | American U. | Johnny Tran misses short on a floater from the right block | 60-48 |
| 02:33 | American U. | Donald Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 02:15 | American U. | Richard Hasbrouck picks off the pass by Donald Anderson | 60-48 |
| 02:03 | Butler | James Glover knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 02:03 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Lyons (PG), Jeffrey Prescott (SG), Jason Massey (SF), Stephen Rose (PF), Joseph Boswell (C) Richard Weed, Barry Owens, Donald Anderson, Johnny Tran, David McKain | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF) Gary Farmer, Richard Marsh, Richard Hasbrouck | |
| 01:41 | American U. | Jason Massey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck (SF), Todd Allen (C) Thomas Hennigan, Jeff Davis | |
| 01:21 | Butler | Todd Allen hits a runner in the lane | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | American U. | Stephen Rose's pass is intercepted by Todd Allen | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Butler | James Pantoja hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gordon Scaife | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:38 | American U. | Jason Massey is fouled in the backcourt by James Pantoja - foul #2 on James Pantoja, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| 00:38 | American U. | Jason Massey misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:38 | Butler | James Glover pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. 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) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | James Pantoja throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Weed (PG) Ricky Lyons | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:31 | American U. | Jason Massey is fouled in the backcourt by James Pantoja - foul #3 on James Pantoja, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| 00:31 | American U. | Jason Massey makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:31 | American U. | Jason Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 00:22 | American U. | Joseph Boswell grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 00:22 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Lyons (PG) Richard Weed | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:19 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott is hacked by Gordon Scaife in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| 00:19 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:19 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Pantoja | 64-58 |
| 00:13 | American U. | Jason Massey is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Scaife - foul #5 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Weed (PG) Ricky Lyons | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Marsh (SG) Gordon Scaife | |
| 00:13 | American U. | Jason Massey makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:13 | American U. | Jason Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:08 | Butler | James Pantoja hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 00:07 | American U. | Stephen Rose gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:07 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Lyons (PG) Richard Weed | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | American U. | Ricky Lyons runs out the clock | 66-58 |