| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeff Davis (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Glover (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Richard Dubose (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Barreiro (fresh) 11 pts. SF - George Gorby (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Newlon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Peter Dement (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | George Gorby inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Austin Peay | Todd Allen steals the ball from Dustin Newlon | 32-36 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Gordon Scaife's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| 19:04 | Austin Peay | Todd Allen swats the layup by Dustin Newlon | 32-36 |
| 19:03 | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose misses the tip | 32-36 |
| 19:02 | Austin Peay | Dustin Newlon tips it in | 32-38 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 18:32 | Austin Peay | George Gorby grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:25 | Austin Peay | Gordon Scaife is called for the reach on George Gorby - foul #3 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (SF), Richard Marsh (C) Gordon Scaife, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce (SG), Thomas Gaertner (PF), Roy Pendergraft (C) Joseph Barreiro, Dustin Newlon, Peter Dement | |
| 18:10 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:50 | Butler | Jeff Davis steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG) James Pantoja | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould (SG), Nelson Kemper (SF) Richard Dubose, George Gorby | |
| 17:42 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft can't connect on a shot from the left block | 32-38 |
| 17:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Glover | 32-38 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Gary Farmer scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeff Davis | 35-38 |
| 17:08 | Austin Peay | Gary Farmer steals it from Kenneth Gould | 35-38 |
| 16:44 | Butler | Richard Marsh's layup is rejected by Nelson Kemper | 35-38 |
| 16:43 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 16:24 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:01 | Butler | Roy Pendergraft swats the short shot by Richard Marsh | 35-38 |
| 15:59 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Farmer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Thomas Hennigan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Glover (tiring) 3 reb. C - Richard Marsh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Jeremy Joyce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Gould (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Kemper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Gaertner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Pendergraft (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner's pass is intercepted by James Glover | 35-38 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Gary Farmer is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Gould - foul #2 on Kenneth Gould, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Gordon Scaife (SF), Richard Hasbrouck (PF), Todd Allen (C) Gary Farmer, Thomas Hennigan, James Glover, Richard Marsh | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose (PG), Joseph Barreiro (SG), George Gorby (SF), Dustin Newlon (PF), Howard Skinner (C) Jeremy Joyce, Kenneth Gould, Nelson Kemper, Thomas Gaertner, Roy Pendergraft | |
| 15:37 | Butler | Gordon Scaife lays it in and he's fouled by Howard Skinner - foul #4 on Howard Skinner, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Peter Dement (C) Howard Skinner | |
| 15:37 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:08 | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro misses short on a turnaround from close range | 38-38 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Gordon Scaife snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Gordon Scaife is hacked by George Gorby - foul #1 on George Gorby, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| 14:26 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck is hacked by Richard Dubose - foul #2 on Richard Dubose, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Butler | James Glover (PF) Jeff Davis | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 14:02 | Butler | James Pantoja drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Gordon Scaife | 40-38 |
| 13:42 | Austin Peay | Todd Allen steals it from Joseph Barreiro | 40-38 |
| 13:16 | Butler | James Glover double dribbles | 40-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Jeff Davis (SG), Thomas Hennigan (PF) James Pantoja, Richard Hasbrouck, James Glover | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce (PG), Kenneth Gould (SG), Nelson Kemper (SF) Richard Dubose, Joseph Barreiro, George Gorby | |
| 13:00 | Austin Peay | Nelson Kemper misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Jeff Davis gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan loses the dribble to Kenneth Gould | 40-38 |
| 12:42 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Gould | 40-40 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 12:19 | Austin Peay | Dustin Newlon pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:10 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-42 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Peter Dement is called for the reach on Todd Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Dement, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Marsh (C) Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner (C) Peter Dement | |
| 11:47 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses the easy layup | 40-42 |
| 11:45 | Butler | Richard Marsh tips it in | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Farmer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Davis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - Gordon Scaife (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hennigan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Jeremy Joyce (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Gould (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Kemper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Newlon (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Gaertner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-42 |
| 11:28 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:13 | Austin Peay | Richard Marsh swats the shot by Jeremy Joyce | 42-42 |
| 11:12 | Butler | Jeff Davis grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 10:54 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 10:53 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 10:36 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould misses badly on a shot from the right side | 42-42 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Gary Farmer snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 10:28 | Butler | Gary Farmer loses the dribble to Nelson Kemper in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 10:20 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould blows the dunk but he's hacked by Gary Farmer - foul #3 on Gary Farmer, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Richard Hasbrouck (SF), James Glover (PF), Todd Allen (C) Gary Farmer, Gordon Scaife, Thomas Hennigan, Richard Marsh | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose (PG), Joseph Barreiro (SG), Roy Pendergraft (PF), Peter Dement (C) Jeremy Joyce, Nelson Kemper, Dustin Newlon, Thomas Gaertner | |
| 10:20 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:20 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:20 | Butler | James Glover snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck is whistled for traveling | 42-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Gorby (SF) Kenneth Gould | |
| 09:45 | Austin Peay | James Glover is called for the reach on Richard Dubose - foul #2 on James Glover, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SF) Jeff Davis | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 09:34 | Austin Peay | Peter Dement clanks a shot from the left block | 42-43 |
| 09:32 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft tips it home | 42-45 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Todd Allen drills a floater in the paint | 44-45 |
| 08:53 | Austin Peay | Peter Dement is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Peter Dement, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Davis (SG), Richard Marsh (C) Gordon Scaife, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce (SG), Dustin Newlon (PF), Thomas Gaertner (C) Joseph Barreiro, Roy Pendergraft, Peter Dement | |
| 08:50 | Butler | Richard Dubose is called for the reach on Jeff Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Dubose, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:50 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 08:26 | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Jeff Davis gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:01 | Butler | James Pantoja comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 08:00 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Davis | 45-45 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Richard Marsh misses the floater from the right side | 45-45 |
| 07:38 | Butler | James Pantoja tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeff Davis (tiring) 1 pts. 7 reb. SF - Richard Hasbrouck (fairly fresh) PF - James Glover (tired) 4 reb. C - Richard Marsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Richard Dubose (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Joyce (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Gorby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Newlon (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Gaertner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Austin Peay | Dustin Newlon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 47-45 |
| 07:19 | Butler | James Pantoja pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Jeff Davis's pass is intercepted by Richard Dubose in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 07:06 | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Jeff Davis pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:45 | Butler | James Pantoja travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (SG), Gordon Scaife (SF), Thomas Hennigan (PF), Todd Allen (C) Jeff Davis, Richard Hasbrouck, James Glover, Richard Marsh | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould (PG), Joseph Barreiro (SG), Nelson Kemper (SF), Roy Pendergraft (PF), Howard Skinner (C) Richard Dubose, Jeremy Joyce, George Gorby, Dustin Newlon, Thomas Gaertner | |
| 06:30 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-45 |
| 06:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Allen | 47-45 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Gary Farmer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 06:23 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Nelson Kemper | 47-45 |
| 06:10 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 06:09 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Gordon Scaife's pass is intercepted by Joseph Barreiro in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 06:03 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Barreiro | 47-49 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Gary Farmer makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Roy Pendergraft - foul #1 on Roy Pendergraft, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Davis (SG) James Pantoja | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce (PG), Peter Dement (PF) Nelson Kemper, Roy Pendergraft | |
| 05:42 | Butler | Gary Farmer misses the free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:42 | Austin Peay | Howard Skinner snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 05:20 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 05:18 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould misses the tip | 49-49 |
| 05:17 | Butler | Todd Allen snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan drills a runner from the left block | 51-49 |
| 04:39 | Austin Peay | Howard Skinner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 04:37 | Butler | Jeff Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:17 | Butler | Jeff Davis travels with the ball | 51-49 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Richard Marsh (C) Gary Farmer, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose (PG), George Gorby (SF) Joseph Barreiro, Kenneth Gould | |
| 03:52 | Austin Peay | Peter Dement buries a jumpshot from the right side | 51-51 |
| 03:23 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan is called for traveling | 51-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck (SG), James Glover (PF) Jeff Davis, Thomas Hennigan | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Vondoloski (SG), Roy Pendergraft (PF) Jeremy Joyce, Peter Dement | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Hasbrouck (fresh) SF - Gordon Scaife (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Glover (tiring) 4 reb. C - Richard Marsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Richard Dubose (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Vondoloski (fresh) SF - George Gorby (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roy Pendergraft (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Skinner (tiring) 4 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Vondoloski | 51-54 |
| 02:49 | Butler | James Glover is hacked by Roy Pendergraft - foul #2 on Roy Pendergraft, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (SF), Todd Allen (C) Gordon Scaife, Richard Marsh | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro (SG), Nelson Kemper (SF) Richard Dubose, George Gorby | |
| 02:49 | Butler | James Glover makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:49 | Butler | James Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 02:47 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG) James Pantoja | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce (PG), George Gorby (SF), Thomas Gaertner (PF) Richard Vondoloski, Nelson Kemper, Howard Skinner | |
| 02:29 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 02:27 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner hits the follow up shot | 53-56 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Davis (SG) James Glover | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose (PG) Jeremy Joyce | |
| 02:23 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| 02:04 | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Jeff Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 01:39 | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:24 | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose is fouled on the floor by Gary Farmer - foul #4 on Gary Farmer, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Gordon Scaife (SF), James Glover (PF) Gary Farmer, Richard Hasbrouck, Thomas Hennigan | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Dustin Newlon (PF), Howard Skinner (C) Thomas Gaertner, Roy Pendergraft | |
| 01:07 | Austin Peay | George Gorby is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Todd Allen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 00:37 | Austin Peay | Howard Skinner gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Austin Peay | Howard Skinner is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Davis - foul #2 on Jeff Davis, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft (PF) Dustin Newlon | |
| 00:33 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft is fouled on the floor by Jeff Davis - foul #3 on Jeff Davis, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| 00:30 | Austin Peay | George Gorby is hacked by Gordon Scaife - foul #4 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 00:30 | Austin Peay | George Gorby makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:30 | Austin Peay | George Gorby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-61 |
| 00:22 | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro is hacked by James Pantoja in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Pantoja, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| 00:22 | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Butler | Gordon Scaife comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 00:15 | Butler | James Pantoja gets the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 56-61 |
| 00:12 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 00:09 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft is hacked by James Pantoja in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Pantoja, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| 00:09 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:07 | Butler | George Gorby takes the ball from Gordon Scaife in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| 00:04 | Austin Peay | James Glover is called for the reach on Howard Skinner - foul #3 on James Glover, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| 00:04 | Austin Peay | Howard Skinner misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:04 | Austin Peay | Howard Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Gordon Scaife can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 56-62 |