| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Cloutier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Shead (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Linwood Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bradley Childs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Kanode (fresh) PF - John Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | John Fisher inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Northeastern | David Shead misses the 3 from straight away | 25-27 |
| 19:47 | Butler | Samuel Sandell grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 19:30 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses the floater from the left side | 25-27 |
| 19:29 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 19:03 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams's floater is knocked away by John Walker | 25-27 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Samuel Sandell gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Linwood Williams - foul #2 on Linwood Williams, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:31 | Northeastern | John Walker steals the ball from Dennis Weaver | 25-29 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Linwood Williams is called for the reach on Bradley Childs - foul #3 on Linwood Williams, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Hoover (C) Linwood Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:58 | Butler | Bradley Childs comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 25-29 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Samuel Sandell tips it in | 25-31 |
| 17:39 | Northeastern | David Shead blows the layup | 25-31 |
| 17:38 | Butler | John Walker gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Bradley Childs hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 17:09 | Northeastern | John Fisher is hacked by Clifford Kanode - foul #1 on Clifford Kanode, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (PG), Dustin Perlman (SF), Jacob Adams (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) Michael Jones, Clifford Kanode, John Walker, Samuel Sandell | |
| 16:53 | Northeastern | David Shead's pass is intercepted by Bradley Childs | 25-34 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Bradley Childs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-34 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Dustin Perlman snags the offensive board | 25-34 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Jacob Adams can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Dennis Weaver - foul #2 on Dennis Weaver, team foul #3 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Allen Smith (PG), Raymond Royals (SG), George Dawe (SF), Sheng-li Tao (C) David Cloutier, David Shead, John Fisher, Dennis Weaver | |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), John Walker (PF) Bradley Childs, Christopher Spicer | |
| 16:15 | Butler | Jacob Adams makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Jacob Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 15:53 | Northeastern | George Dawe blows the layup but the foul's on John Walker - foul #2 on John Walker, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Linwood Williams (C) Sheng-li Tao | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), Samuel Sandell (C) Odis Messinger, Jacob Adams | |
| 15:53 | Northeastern | George Dawe makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 15:53 | Northeastern | George Dawe misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Samuel Sandell pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Allen Smith (fresh) SG - Raymond Royals (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Dawe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Linwood Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Hall (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dustin Perlman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Butler | William Hall drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Walker | 26-38 |
| 15:11 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 15:10 | Butler | John Walker pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 15:06 | Butler | The short jumper by William Hall is denied by David Hoover | 26-38 |
| 15:05 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 14:45 | Northeastern | Raymond Royals misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 14:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Walker | 26-38 |
| 14:26 | Butler | Raymond Royals is called for the reach on Samuel Sandell - foul #1 on Raymond Royals, team foul #4 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Cloutier (PG), David Shead (SG), John Fisher (SF), Dennis Weaver (PF) Allen Smith, Raymond Royals, George Dawe, David Hoover | |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SG), Clifford Kanode (SF), Jacob Adams (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) William Hall, Dustin Perlman, John Walker, Samuel Sandell | |
| 13:57 | Butler | Jacob Adams hits the finger roll | 26-40 |
| 13:45 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Cloutier | 29-40 |
| 13:24 | Butler | Jacob Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 13:23 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 13:07 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Clifford Kanode - foul #2 on Clifford Kanode, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (PG), John Walker (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Michael Jones, Jacob Adams, Christopher Spicer | |
| 13:07 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 13:07 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 13:00 | Butler | John Walker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 12:58 | Northeastern | Linwood Williams gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 12:37 | Northeastern | The short jumper by John Fisher is denied by Samuel Sandell | 30-40 |
| 12:36 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver tips it home | 32-40 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Bradley Childs buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-42 |
| 11:56 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver misses long on a shot from the right side | 32-42 |
| 11:55 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - David Cloutier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Shead (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Linwood Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Hall (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Bradley Childs (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Kanode (fairly fresh) PF - John Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:48 | Butler | Clifford Kanode drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Hall | 34-45 |
| 11:38 | Northeastern | David Cloutier misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Samuel Sandell pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Bradley Childs scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-47 |
| 11:06 | Northeastern | David Cloutier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-47 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Allen Smith (PG), George Dawe (SF), David Hoover (PF), Sheng-li Tao (C) David Cloutier, John Fisher, Dennis Weaver, Linwood Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), Dustin Perlman (SF), Jacob Adams (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) Bradley Childs, Clifford Kanode, John Walker, Samuel Sandell | |
| 10:46 | Butler | William Hall clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by David Shead - foul #3 on David Shead, team foul #5 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Raymond Royals (SG) David Shead | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:46 | Butler | William Hall makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 10:46 | Butler | William Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 10:27 | Northeastern | David Hoover blows the layup | 34-49 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Christopher Spicer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 10:11 | Butler | William Hall misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Royals - foul #2 on Raymond Royals, team foul #6 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Cloutier (PG), Dennis Weaver (PF) Allen Smith, Sheng-li Tao | |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SG), John Walker (PF) Dustin Perlman, Christopher Spicer | |
| 10:11 | Butler | William Hall makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 10:11 | Butler | William Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 10:11 | Northeastern | David Hoover gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:58 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver is hacked by Bradley Childs - foul #3 on Bradley Childs, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dustin Perlman (SF) William Hall | |
| 09:41 | Northeastern | Raymond Royals loses the ball out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Shead (SG), Linwood Williams (C) Raymond Royals, David Hoover | |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (C) Jacob Adams | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:20 | Butler | Dennis Weaver takes the ball from John Walker | 34-50 |
| 08:57 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver lays it up and in | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:37 | Butler | Bradley Childs scores on a jump hook from close range | 36-52 |
| 08:13 | Northeastern | David Shead is fouled on the floor by Dustin Perlman - foul #2 on Dustin Perlman, team foul #5 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Allen Smith (PG), John Fisher (SF), David Hoover (PF) David Cloutier, George Dawe, Dennis Weaver | |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), William Hall (SG), Clifford Kanode (SF), Jacob Adams (PF) Michael Jones, Bradley Childs, Dustin Perlman, John Walker | |
| 07:56 | Northeastern | Allen Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-52 |
| 07:54 | Butler | Clifford Kanode gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Allen Smith (fresh) SG - David Shead (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Linwood Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Odis Messinger (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Kanode (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Adams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Samuel Sandell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Butler | William Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-52 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Spicer (C) Samuel Sandell | |
| 07:26 | Northeastern | Allen Smith can't finish the layup | 36-52 |
| 07:24 | Northeastern | David Shead grabs the offensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 07:17 | Northeastern | Odis Messinger steals the ball from David Hoover | 36-52 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Jacob Adams blows the layup | 36-52 |
| 06:46 | Northeastern | David Shead pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| 06:29 | Northeastern | John Fisher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-52 |
| 06:27 | Northeastern | David Hoover tips it home | 38-52 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Christopher Spicer loses the dribble to Allen Smith | 38-52 |
| 06:07 | Northeastern | Allen Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-52 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Christopher Spicer gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 05:37 | Butler | Odis Messinger is fouled on the floor by David Shead - foul #4 on David Shead, team foul #7 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Northeastern | David Cloutier (PG), Raymond Royals (SG), Dennis Weaver (PF), George Dawe (C) Allen Smith, David Shead, David Hoover, Linwood Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SG), Dustin Perlman (SF), John Walker (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) William Hall, Clifford Kanode, Jacob Adams, Christopher Spicer | |
| 05:37 | Butler | Odis Messinger misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 05:37 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 05:20 | Northeastern | Dustin Perlman picks off the pass by Dennis Weaver | 38-52 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Dustin Perlman misses the jump hook from the baseline | 38-52 |
| 04:56 | Northeastern | Dennis Weaver gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 04:35 | Northeastern | Raymond Royals misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 04:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Samuel Sandell | 38-52 |
| 04:05 | Butler | David Cloutier is called for the reach on Odis Messinger - foul #2 on David Cloutier, team foul #8 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Allen Smith (PG), David Hoover (PF), Sheng-li Tao (C) David Cloutier, John Fisher, Dennis Weaver | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (SG), Jacob Adams (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) Bradley Childs, John Walker, Samuel Sandell | |
| 04:05 | Butler | Odis Messinger misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 04:05 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to George Dawe | 38-52 |
| 03:48 | Northeastern | Dustin Perlman steals it from George Dawe | 38-52 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Odis Messinger banks in the layup on a great pass from Dustin Perlman | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Allen Smith (fresh) SG - Raymond Royals (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Dawe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Hoover (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sheng-li Tao (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Odis Messinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Perlman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Adams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Spicer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Northeastern | David Hoover can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-54 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Dustin Perlman snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Jacob Adams hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Odis Messinger | 38-56 |
| 02:54 | Northeastern | David Hoover banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Royals and he's hacked by Christopher Spicer - foul #2 on Christopher Spicer, team foul #6 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Timothy Smith (SG), Kenneth Calkins (SF) Raymond Royals, George Dawe | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Blacker (PG), William White (SF) Odis Messinger, Dustin Perlman | |
| 02:54 | Northeastern | David Hoover misses the free throw | 40-56 |
| 02:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jacob Adams | 40-56 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Christopher Spicer can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 02:37 | Butler | William Hall hits the follow up shot | 40-58 |
| 02:25 | Northeastern | Timothy Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 02:23 | Butler | William White gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 02:03 | Butler | William Hall hits the finger roll | 40-60 |
| 01:49 | Northeastern | David Hoover travels with the ball | 40-60 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Raymond Royals (SG), George Dawe (SF) Timothy Smith, Kenneth Calkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Dustin Perlman (SF) Gregory Blacker, William White | |
| 01:26 | Butler | George Dawe picks off the pass by Christopher Spicer | 40-60 |
| 01:13 | Northeastern | George Dawe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-60 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Dustin Perlman misses short on a floater from close range | 40-60 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Christopher Spicer hits the follow up shot | 40-62 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Northeastern | Odis Messinger is called for the reach on Allen Smith - foul #1 on Odis Messinger, team foul #7 | 40-62 |
| 00:40 | Northeastern | Allen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 00:40 | Northeastern | Allen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Odis Messinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-62 |
| 00:32 | Northeastern | Allen Smith lays it up and in and the foul's on Odis Messinger - foul #2 on Odis Messinger, team foul #8 | 44-62 |
| 00:32 | Northeastern | Allen Smith misses the free throw | 44-62 |
| 00:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to Christopher Spicer | 44-62 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Dustin Perlman is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Dustin Perlman, team foul #9 | 44-62 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Christopher Spicer denies the turnaround by Allen Smith | 44-62 |