| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Kanode (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Martin Numbers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wesley Dryden (fresh) PF - Jerry Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Rudy Loyd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:36 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:36 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:18 | Butler | Clifford Kanode throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-38 |
| 18:59 | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 18:57 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Walker | 31-38 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Clifford Kanode knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Michael Jones | 33-38 |
| 18:17 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark scores on a runner from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 33-40 |
| 18:08 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:02 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 18:00 | Sacred Heart | Rudy Loyd gets the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:47 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark misses the easy layup | 33-40 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Clifford Kanode grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Clifford Kanode buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 36-40 |
| 17:02 | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden can't finish the layup | 36-40 |
| 17:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Walker | 36-40 |
| 16:57 | Butler | William Hall is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Hall, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Dustin Perlman (SG), William White (SF), Jacob Adams (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) Michael Jones, William Hall, Clifford Kanode, John Walker, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Eddy Dupuis (PG), Daniel Ivy (SG), Gary Shiflett (SF), Christopher Worden (PF), Charles Mims (C) Martin Numbers, Gregory Cole, Wesley Dryden, Jerry Clark, Rudy Loyd | |
| 16:37 | Sacred Heart | Gary Shiflett connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Eddy Dupuis | 36-42 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Jacob Adams blows the layup | 36-42 |
| 16:06 | Butler | William White grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 15:43 | Butler | William White drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Perlman | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Odis Messinger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Perlman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jacob Adams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Spicer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Eddy Dupuis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Shiflett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Worden (fresh) C - Charles Mims (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Sacred Heart | Christopher Worden loses the dribble to Dustin Perlman | 39-42 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Odis Messinger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dustin Perlman | 41-42 |
| 15:00 | Sacred Heart | Gary Shiflett lays it in and he's hacked by William White - foul #3 on William White, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), Bradley Childs (SG), Clifford Kanode (SF), John Walker (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Odis Messinger, Dustin Perlman, William White, Jacob Adams, Christopher Spicer | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers (PG), Gregory Cole (SG), Jerry Clark (PF), Earl Cornell (C) Eddy Dupuis, Daniel Ivy, Christopher Worden, Charles Mims | |
| 15:00 | Sacred Heart | Gary Shiflett makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:41 | Butler | Samuel Sandell loses the dribble to Gary Shiflett | 41-45 |
| 14:29 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark scores on a runner from close range | 41-47 |
| 14:04 | Butler | Michael Jones misses the floater from close range | 41-47 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 14:01 | Sacred Heart | Gary Shiflett grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 13:57 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 13:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to Samuel Sandell | 41-47 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Shiflett - foul #1 on Gary Shiflett, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (SF) Clifford Kanode | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Eddy Dupuis (SG), Wesley Dryden (SF) Gregory Cole, Gary Shiflett | |
| 13:32 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:04 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-47 |
| 13:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bradley Childs | 43-47 |
| 12:41 | Butler | John Walker makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bradley Childs | 46-47 |
| 12:24 | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden is whistled for a carry | 46-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Dustin Perlman (SF), Jacob Adams (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) Michael Jones, John Walker, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy (SG), Rudy Loyd (PF) Martin Numbers, Jerry Clark | |
| 12:15 | Butler | Bradley Childs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Christopher Spicer can't tip it in | 46-47 |
| 12:13 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Earl Cornell | 46-47 |
| 11:56 | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden hits the finger roll | 46-49 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Bradley Childs is fouled on the floor by Daniel Ivy - foul #1 on Daniel Ivy, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Clifford Kanode (SF) Bradley Childs | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole (SG), Charles Mims (C) Daniel Ivy, Earl Cornell | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Perlman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Kanode (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Adams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Spicer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Eddy Dupuis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wesley Dryden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rudy Loyd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Mims (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Butler | William Hall knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Dustin Perlman and he's fouled by Eddy Dupuis - foul #2 on Eddy Dupuis, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Butler | John Walker (PF) Christopher Spicer | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers (PG) Eddy Dupuis | |
| 11:26 | Butler | William Hall misses the free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:26 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Charles Mims | 48-49 |
| 11:12 | Sacred Heart | Rudy Loyd travels with the ball | 48-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gary Shiflett (SF) Wesley Dryden | |
| 10:57 | Butler | Jacob Adams clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Cole - foul #1 on Gregory Cole, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG) William Hall | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Eddy Dupuis (SF), Jerry Clark (PF) Gary Shiflett, Charles Mims | |
| 10:57 | Butler | Jacob Adams makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Jacob Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:29 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark jams it | 50-51 |
| 10:19 | Butler | Dustin Perlman misses the dunk | 50-51 |
| 10:17 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Martin Numbers | 50-51 |
| 09:55 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dustin Perlman - foul #1 on Dustin Perlman, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SG), Samuel Sandell (C) Dustin Perlman, John Walker | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden (SF), Earl Cornell (C) Martin Numbers, Rudy Loyd | |
| 09:55 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:55 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Michael Jones misses badly on a shot from the left side | 50-52 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Bradley Childs tips it back up and in | 52-52 |
| 09:15 | Sacred Heart | Earl Cornell misses the easy layup | 52-52 |
| 09:13 | Sacred Heart | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Dryden | 52-52 |
| 08:56 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Clifford Kanode snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 08:49 | Butler | Gregory Cole blocks the jumper by Michael Jones | 52-52 |
| 08:47 | Butler | Clifford Kanode gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Samuel Sandell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (PG), Dustin Perlman (SF), John Walker (PF) Michael Jones, Clifford Kanode, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers (PG), Daniel Ivy (SG), Gary Shiflett (SF), Rudy Loyd (PF) Eddy Dupuis, Gregory Cole, Wesley Dryden, Jerry Clark | |
| 08:21 | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy is fouled on the floor by Bradley Childs - foul #4 on Bradley Childs, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG) Bradley Childs | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 08:10 | Sacred Heart | Gary Shiflett connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Ivy | 52-54 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Samuel Sandell drills a fadeaway from close range | 54-54 |
| 07:36 | Sacred Heart | Earl Cornell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SG), Christopher Spicer (C) Odis Messinger, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Hall (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bradley Childs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dustin Perlman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Spicer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Martin Numbers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Shiflett (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rudy Loyd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Cornell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Bradley Childs is hacked by Gary Shiflett - foul #2 on Gary Shiflett, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden (SF), Charles Mims (C) Gary Shiflett, Earl Cornell | |
| 07:06 | Butler | William Hall scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Dustin Perlman | 56-54 |
| 06:48 | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden misses the dunk but the foul's on Dustin Perlman - foul #2 on Dustin Perlman, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Jacob Adams (C) Dustin Perlman, Christopher Spicer | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Eddy Dupuis (SG) Daniel Ivy | |
| 06:48 | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:48 | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:30 | Butler | Jacob Adams hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Bradley Childs | 58-56 |
| 06:13 | Sacred Heart | Rudy Loyd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Walker - foul #1 on John Walker, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), Samuel Sandell (C) Odis Messinger, John Walker | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole (SG), Gary Shiflett (SF), Earl Cornell (C) Martin Numbers, Wesley Dryden, Charles Mims | |
| 06:13 | Sacred Heart | Rudy Loyd misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:13 | Sacred Heart | Rudy Loyd makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Jacob Adams makes the driving attempt from the right block | 60-57 |
| 05:36 | Sacred Heart | Eddy Dupuis connects on the turnaround from the left block | 60-59 |
| 05:31 | Butler | William Hall hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 60-59 |
| 05:29 | Butler | William Hall grabs the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Michael Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-59 |
| 05:09 | Sacred Heart | Rudy Loyd pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:04 | Sacred Heart | Jacob Adams swats the layup by Eddy Dupuis | 60-59 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Jacob Adams pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Jacob Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Dustin Perlman (SG), Clifford Kanode (SF), John Walker (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) Bradley Childs, William Hall, Jacob Adams, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers (PG), Daniel Ivy (SG), Wesley Dryden (SF), Jerry Clark (PF) Eddy Dupuis, Gregory Cole, Gary Shiflett, Rudy Loyd | |
| 04:36 | Sacred Heart | Wesley Dryden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Dustin Perlman snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Daniel Ivy blocks the short jumper by Clifford Kanode | 60-59 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Christopher Spicer snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 04:05 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Michael Jones is blocked by Earl Cornell | 60-59 |
| 04:03 | Sacred Heart | Earl Cornell pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 03:56 | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Ivy | 60-62 |
| 03:40 | Butler | John Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-62 |
| 03:39 | Sacred Heart | Daniel Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 03:22 | Sacred Heart | Earl Cornell scores on a shot in the paint set up by Jerry Clark | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dustin Perlman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Kanode (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Spicer (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Martin Numbers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wesley Dryden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Earl Cornell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Butler | Michael Jones double dribbles | 60-64 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (PG), Bradley Childs (SG), Samuel Sandell (C) Michael Jones, Dustin Perlman, Christopher Spicer | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole (SG), Eddy Dupuis (SF), Charles Mims (C) Daniel Ivy, Wesley Dryden, Earl Cornell | |
| 02:52 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark is hacked by John Walker - foul #2 on John Walker, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gary Shiflett (SF), Rudy Loyd (C) Martin Numbers, Charles Mims | |
| 02:52 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 02:52 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 02:37 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 60-66 |
| 02:36 | Butler | Samuel Sandell grabs the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Clifford Kanode buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 02:27 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG) William Hall | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers (PG), Wesley Dryden (SF), Earl Cornell (C) Eddy Dupuis, Gary Shiflett, Rudy Loyd | |
| 02:13 | Sacred Heart | Bradley Childs is called for the reach on Gregory Cole - foul #5 on Bradley Childs, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (SG) Bradley Childs | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 02:13 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:13 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:49 | Butler | John Walker hits a floater from the left block set up by William Hall | 65-68 |
| 01:39 | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers is hacked by Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| 01:39 | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:39 | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-69 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses the tip | 65-69 |
| 01:19 | Butler | John Walker hits the follow up shot | 67-69 |
| 01:06 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Cole double dribbles | 67-69 |
| 00:53 | Butler | William Hall buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-69 |
| 00:43 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Clark lays it up and in on a nice dish by Martin Numbers | 69-71 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Clifford Kanode misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wesley Dryden - foul #3 on Wesley Dryden, team foul #6 | 69-71 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Clifford Kanode misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Clifford Kanode makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Sacred Heart | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Martin Numbers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #11 | 70-71 |
| 00:23 | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:23 | Sacred Heart | Martin Numbers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Michael Jones double dribbles | 70-73 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Eddy Dupuis (SF) Wesley Dryden | |
| 00:04 | Sacred Heart | William Hall is called for the reach on Eddy Dupuis in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Hall, team foul #12 | 70-73 |
| 00:04 | Sacred Heart | Eddy Dupuis makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:04 | Sacred Heart | Eddy Dupuis misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to Clifford Kanode | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Clifford Kanode can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 70-74 |