| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Cole Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andy Price (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffery Brown (fresh) PF - Willis Kahl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wendell Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Pruett (fresh) SF - Tony Green (fresh) PF - Carroll Dobson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Metzger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Tony Green inbounds the ball | 32-20 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Butler | Carroll Dobson misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-20 |
| 19:32 | South Florida | Jeffery Brown gets the rebound | 32-20 |
| 19:06 | South Florida | Cole Wood misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-20 |
| 19:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to Carroll Dobson | 32-20 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Tony Green knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from William Pruett and the foul's on Andy Price - foul #2 on Andy Price, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Tony Green makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 18:29 | South Florida | Andy Price loses the ball out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Butler | George Mousseau (SG), Andrew Downes (SF) William Pruett, Tony Green | |
| 18:10 | Butler | Carroll Dobson misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffery Brown - foul #2 on Jeffery Brown, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Butcher (C) Todd Metzger | |
| 18:10 | Butler | Carroll Dobson makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Carroll Dobson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 17:47 | South Florida | Cole Wood makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jeffery Brown | 34-25 |
| 17:18 | Butler | Paul Stephens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 17:17 | South Florida | Jeffery Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 16:53 | South Florida | Jeffery Brown misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on George Mousseau - foul #3 on George Mousseau, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Pruett (SG), Tony Green (SF) George Mousseau, Andrew Downes | |
| 16:53 | South Florida | Jeffery Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 16:53 | South Florida | Jeffery Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 16:53 | Butler | William Butcher grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Tony Green clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffery Brown - foul #3 on Jeffery Brown, team foul #3 | 35-25 |
| Subs | South Florida | Leroy Farrington (SF), Ralph Guthrie (C) Jeffery Brown, Wendell Morris | |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Metzger (C) William Butcher | |
| 16:24 | Butler | Tony Green makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Tony Green makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:05 | South Florida | Cole Wood hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Andy Price | 38-27 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Cole Wood steps in front of the William Pruett pass in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| 15:46 | South Florida | Ralph Guthrie hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Todd Metzger - foul #1 on Todd Metzger, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG), Douglas Buske (SF), Ryan Barnett (PF) Paul Stephens, Tony Green, Carroll Dobson | |
| 15:46 | South Florida | Ralph Guthrie misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 15:46 | South Florida | Ralph Guthrie makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Cole Wood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andy Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leroy Farrington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willis Kahl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Guthrie (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Roger Lee (fresh) SG - William Pruett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Buske (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Metzger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Butler | William Pruett connects on the jumper from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 15:04 | South Florida | Cole Wood misses short on a runner near the basket | 39-29 |
| 15:03 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Cole Wood | 39-29 |
| 14:53 | South Florida | Willis Kahl clanks a floater from the right side | 39-29 |
| 14:51 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Willis Kahl | 39-29 |
| 14:34 | South Florida | Roger Lee takes the ball from Ralph Guthrie | 39-29 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Roger Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Farrington - foul #1 on Leroy Farrington, team foul #4 | 39-29 |
| Subs | South Florida | Ray Kolb (PG), Gregory Donnell (SG), Angel Bianchi (PF), Wendell Morris (C) Cole Wood, Andy Price, Willis Kahl, Ralph Guthrie | |
| Subs | Butler | George Mousseau (SG), Andrew Downes (SF), William Butcher (C) William Pruett, Douglas Buske, Todd Metzger | |
| 14:15 | Butler | William Butcher lays it in | 39-31 |
| 14:00 | South Florida | Angel Bianchi misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Downes - foul #1 on Andrew Downes, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | Jeffery Brown (SF) Leroy Farrington | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), Tony Green (SF), Carroll Dobson (PF) Roger Lee, Andrew Downes, Ryan Barnett | |
| 14:00 | South Florida | Angel Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:00 | South Florida | Angel Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:58 | Butler | George Mousseau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 13:49 | South Florida | Wendell Morris blows the layup | 41-31 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Carroll Dobson gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 13:33 | Butler | Ray Kolb steps in front of the Carroll Dobson pass | 41-31 |
| 13:04 | South Florida | Wendell Morris scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ray Kolb | 43-31 |
| 12:43 | Butler | William Butcher throws it down | 43-33 |
| 12:20 | South Florida | Angel Bianchi hits a shot near the basket set up by Gregory Donnell | 45-33 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Paul Stephens is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by George Mousseau | 45-36 |
| 11:43 | South Florida | Gregory Donnell misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by William Butcher - foul #2 on William Butcher, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | South Florida | Cole Wood (PG), Leroy Farrington (SF), Willis Kahl (PF), Ralph Guthrie (C) Ray Kolb, Jeffery Brown, Angel Bianchi, Wendell Morris | |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG), William Pruett (SG), Andrew Downes (SF), Ryan Barnett (PF), Todd Metzger (C) Paul Stephens, George Mousseau, Tony Green, Carroll Dobson, William Butcher | |
| 11:43 | South Florida | Gregory Donnell misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:43 | South Florida | Gregory Donnell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Cole Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Donnell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Farrington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willis Kahl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Guthrie (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Roger Lee (fresh) SG - William Pruett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Downes (fresh) PF - Ryan Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Metzger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Todd Metzger is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Todd Metzger, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | South Florida | Andy Price (SG) Gregory Donnell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:13 | South Florida | Willis Kahl comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Ryan Barnett - foul #1 on Ryan Barnett, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| 11:13 | South Florida | Willis Kahl makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 11:13 | South Florida | Willis Kahl makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 11:13 | South Florida | Willis Kahl misses the 3rd free throw | 48-36 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Ryan Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:48 | Butler | Roger Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan Barnett | 48-39 |
| 10:26 | South Florida | Andy Price scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Willis Kahl | 51-39 |
| 10:14 | Butler | William Pruett's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Guthrie | 51-39 |
| 10:12 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Andy Price | 51-39 |
| 09:53 | South Florida | Andy Price hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Cole Wood | 54-39 |
| 09:41 | Butler | Andrew Downes's fadeaway is rejected by Willis Kahl | 54-39 |
| 09:39 | South Florida | Willis Kahl grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 09:12 | South Florida | Andy Price buries a 3 from the left corner | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:58 | Butler | The jumper by Todd Metzger is denied by Ralph Guthrie | 57-39 |
| 08:57 | South Florida | Andy Price pulls down the rebound | 57-39 |
| 08:53 | South Florida | Andy Price misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-39 |
| 08:51 | South Florida | Ralph Guthrie tips it back up and in | 59-39 |
| 08:49 | Butler | William Pruett is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Farrington - foul #2 on Leroy Farrington, team foul #5 | 59-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | Jeffery Brown (SF), Angel Bianchi (PF), Kelly Cunningham (C) Leroy Farrington, Willis Kahl, Ralph Guthrie | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), George Mousseau (SG), Douglas Buske (SF), Carroll Dobson (PF), William Butcher (C) Roger Lee, William Pruett, Andrew Downes, Ryan Barnett, Todd Metzger | |
| 08:35 | Butler | Carroll Dobson misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 59-39 |
| 08:34 | South Florida | Andy Price grabs the defensive rebound | 59-39 |
| 08:15 | South Florida | Cole Wood is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 59-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | Ray Kolb (PG), Gregory Donnell (SG) Cole Wood, Andy Price | |
| Subs | Butler | Tony Green (SF) Carroll Dobson | |
| 08:03 | Butler | Kelly Cunningham swats the shot by William Butcher | 59-39 |
| 08:01 | South Florida | Angel Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 59-39 |
| 07:43 | South Florida | Jeffery Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-39 |
| 07:42 | South Florida | Ray Kolb gets the offensive rebound | 59-39 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Ray Kolb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Donnell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Brown (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Angel Bianchi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelly Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Mousseau (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Tony Green (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Buske (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Butcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | South Florida | Jeffery Brown is fouled on the floor by George Mousseau - foul #4 on George Mousseau, team foul #7 | 59-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | Cole Wood (PG), Wendell Morris (C) Ray Kolb, Kelly Cunningham | |
| Subs | Butler | William Pruett (SG) George Mousseau | |
| 07:29 | South Florida | Jeffery Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 07:29 | South Florida | Jeffery Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 07:29 | Butler | Douglas Buske pulls down the rebound | 60-39 |
| 07:25 | Butler | William Pruett double dribbles in the backcourt | 60-39 |
| 07:00 | South Florida | Angel Bianchi can't throw it down | 60-39 |
| 06:59 | Butler | William Butcher grabs the defensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Paul Stephens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-39 |
| 06:49 | South Florida | Wendell Morris snags the defensive board | 60-39 |
| 06:20 | South Florida | Cole Wood is fouled on the floor by Paul Stephens - foul #2 on Paul Stephens, team foul #8 | 60-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | Andy Price (SG), Leroy Farrington (SF), Willis Kahl (PF), Kelly Cunningham (C) Gregory Donnell, Jeffery Brown, Angel Bianchi, Wendell Morris | |
| Subs | Butler | George Mousseau (SG), Carroll Dobson (PF), Todd Metzger (C) William Pruett, Douglas Buske, William Butcher | |
| 06:20 | South Florida | Cole Wood misses the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Todd Metzger grabs the defensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 05:53 | Butler | Todd Metzger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | Ray Kolb (PG), Gregory Donnell (SG), Angel Bianchi (PF), Ralph Guthrie (C) Cole Wood, Andy Price, Willis Kahl, Kelly Cunningham | |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG), Andrew Downes (SF), Ryan Barnett (PF), William Butcher (C) Paul Stephens, Tony Green, Carroll Dobson, Todd Metzger | |
| 05:31 | South Florida | Ray Kolb is hacked by Roger Lee - foul #1 on Roger Lee, team foul #9 | 60-39 |
| 05:31 | South Florida | Ray Kolb makes the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 05:31 | South Florida | Ray Kolb misses the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| 05:31 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Butcher | 61-39 |
| 05:17 | Butler | William Butcher misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Ralph Guthrie - foul #2 on Ralph Guthrie, team foul #6 | 61-39 |
| 05:17 | Butler | William Butcher makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 05:17 | Butler | William Butcher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 04:48 | South Florida | Gregory Donnell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ray Kolb | 64-41 |
| 04:39 | Butler | William Butcher misses the runner from the baseline | 64-41 |
| 04:37 | Butler | William Butcher tips it back up and in | 64-43 |
| 04:20 | South Florida | The pull-up jumper by Gregory Donnell is blocked by Ryan Barnett | 64-43 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Roger Lee pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Roger Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 64-43 |
| Subs | South Florida | Kelly Cunningham (C) Ralph Guthrie | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:55 | South Florida | George Mousseau takes the ball from Kelly Cunningham | 64-43 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Butler | Kelly Cunningham picks off the pass by Roger Lee | 64-43 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Ray Kolb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Donnell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Farrington (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Angel Bianchi (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelly Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Roger Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Mousseau (tiring) 4 pf. SF - Andrew Downes (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Butcher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | South Florida | Roger Lee steals it from Leroy Farrington | 64-43 |
| 03:13 | Butler | William Butcher lays it in on a nice dish by Roger Lee | 64-45 |
| 02:49 | South Florida | Gregory Donnell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-45 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Buske (C) William Butcher | |
| 02:24 | Butler | George Mousseau is hacked by Gregory Donnell - foul #2 on Gregory Donnell, team foul #7 | 64-45 |
| Subs | South Florida | Ralph Guthrie (C) Kelly Cunningham | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:24 | Butler | George Mousseau makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 02:24 | Butler | George Mousseau misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 02:24 | South Florida | Ralph Guthrie gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 02:02 | South Florida | Ray Kolb misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roger Lee - foul #2 on Roger Lee, team foul #10 | 64-46 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Butcher (C) Andrew Downes | |
| 02:02 | South Florida | Ray Kolb makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 02:02 | South Florida | Ray Kolb makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Ralph Guthrie denies the turnaround by Douglas Buske | 66-46 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Roger Lee tips it but misses | 66-46 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Ryan Barnett grabs the offensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 01:37 | Butler | William Butcher drills a driving attempt in the lane | 66-48 |
| 01:10 | South Florida | Leroy Farrington misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Douglas Buske - foul #1 on Douglas Buske, team foul #11 | 66-48 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Downes (SF) Douglas Buske | |
| 01:10 | South Florida | Leroy Farrington makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 01:10 | South Florida | Leroy Farrington makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Andrew Downes hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Roger Lee | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | South Florida | Roger Lee is called for the reach on Ray Kolb - foul #3 on Roger Lee, team foul #12 | 68-50 |
| 00:24 | South Florida | Ray Kolb makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 00:24 | South Florida | Ray Kolb makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Andrew Downes can't finish the layup | 70-50 |
| 00:17 | Butler | William Butcher snags the offensive board | 70-50 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Roger Lee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Leroy Farrington - foul #3 on Leroy Farrington, team foul #8 | 70-50 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Roger Lee makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Roger Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 00:14 | Butler | George Mousseau grabs the offensive board | 70-51 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Andrew Downes clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Angel Bianchi - foul #1 on Angel Bianchi, team foul #9 | 70-51 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Andrew Downes makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Andrew Downes misses the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:12 | South Florida | Angel Bianchi snags the defensive board | 70-52 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | Ray Kolb runs out the clock | 70-52 |