| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Franklin Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tibor Badzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Cloud (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Rogelio Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - James Dotson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Pruett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carroll Dobson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Metzger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UL-Monroe | Justin Cloud inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Cloud | 31-23 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Paul Stephens comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-23 |
| 19:14 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 19:08 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie clanks a floater from the left block | 31-23 |
| 19:06 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie misses the tip | 31-23 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Todd Metzger gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Carroll Dobson comes up short on the runner in the lane | 31-23 |
| 18:42 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:22 | UL-Monroe | Justin Cloud is fouled on the floor by Tony Green - foul #3 on Tony Green, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Downes (SF) Tony Green | |
| 17:56 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 17:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Pruett | 31-23 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Paul Stephens knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 17:34 | UL-Monroe | Tibor Badzinski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Todd Metzger gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Carroll Dobson connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Paul Stephens | 31-28 |
| 16:50 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 33-28 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Paul Stephens misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 16:31 | UL-Monroe | Justin Cloud snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 16:17 | UL-Monroe | Tibor Badzinski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 16:15 | UL-Monroe | Justin Cloud tips it home | 35-28 |
| 15:47 | Butler | Justin Cloud is called for the reach on Carroll Dobson - foul #1 on Justin Cloud, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Timothy Milliken (PG), Jesse Brown (SG), Charles Swift (SF), Bao Wang (PF) Franklin Reynolds, Tibor Badzinski, Justin Cloud, Rogelio Yazzie | |
| Subs | Butler | George Mousseau (SG), Tony Green (SF), William Butcher (C) William Pruett, Andrew Downes, Todd Metzger | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Timothy Milliken (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Swift (fresh) PF - Bao Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dotson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Stephens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Mousseau (fresh) SF - Tony Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carroll Dobson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Butcher (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Butler | Paul Stephens misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-28 |
| 15:18 | Butler | Carroll Dobson tips it in | 35-30 |
| 14:54 | UL-Monroe | James Dotson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 14:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to George Mousseau | 35-30 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Carroll Dobson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Bao Wang - foul #2 on Bao Wang, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Tibor Badzinski (SG), Justin Cloud (SF) Jesse Brown, James Dotson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:37 | Butler | Carroll Dobson misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Carroll Dobson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:37 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:27 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift connects on the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by William Butcher - foul #3 on William Butcher, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| 14:27 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Bao Wang is called for the reach on William Butcher - foul #3 on Bao Wang, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie (PF) Charles Swift | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:41 | Butler | Paul Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 13:39 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:20 | UL-Monroe | Tibor Badzinski scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Timothy Milliken | 41-30 |
| 12:52 | Butler | William Butcher comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-30 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Carroll Dobson snags the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 12:25 | Butler | William Butcher knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 41-32 |
| 12:10 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 12:09 | Butler | George Mousseau gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 11:52 | Butler | William Butcher loses the dribble to Rogelio Yazzie | 41-32 |
| 11:45 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Tibor Badzinski | 43-32 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Timothy Milliken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tibor Badzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Cloud (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rogelio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bao Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Stephens (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Mousseau (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Tony Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carroll Dobson (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Butcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Butler | Carroll Dobson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Carroll Dobson, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds (PG), Jesse Brown (SG), Charles Swift (SF), Brian Myers (PF), James Dotson (C) Timothy Milliken, Tibor Badzinski, Justin Cloud, Rogelio Yazzie, Bao Wang | |
| 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 | |
| 11:10 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 11:08 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Metzger | 43-32 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Andrew Downes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Charles Swift - foul #1 on Charles Swift, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Andrew Downes misses the free throw | 43-34 |
| 10:41 | UL-Monroe | Brian Myers gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 10:33 | UL-Monroe | Jesse Brown is hacked by William Pruett - foul #1 on William Pruett, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| 10:18 | UL-Monroe | James Dotson misses short on a jumper from the right block | 43-34 |
| 10:16 | Butler | Todd Metzger snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Roger Lee's floater is knocked away by James Dotson | 43-34 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Ryan Barnett snags the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 09:34 | Butler | Todd Metzger's fadeaway is rejected by James Dotson | 43-34 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Todd Metzger hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 09:21 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Swift | 46-36 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Ryan Barnett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Andrew Downes tips it home | 46-38 |
| 08:49 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Todd Metzger - foul #3 on Todd Metzger, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Timothy Milliken (PG), Tibor Badzinski (SG), Rogelio Yazzie (PF) Franklin Reynolds, Jesse Brown, Brian Myers | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), Tony Green (SF), Carroll Dobson (PF) Roger Lee, Andrew Downes, Ryan Barnett | |
| 08:49 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 08:49 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Todd Metzger is whistled for traveling | 48-38 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Justin Cloud (SF) Charles Swift | |
| Subs | Butler | George Mousseau (SG), William Butcher (C) William Pruett, Todd Metzger | |
| 08:16 | UL-Monroe | Tibor Badzinski buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Milliken | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:01 | Butler | Tony Green misses the lay-in | 51-38 |
| 07:59 | UL-Monroe | James Dotson pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 07:46 | UL-Monroe | Timothy Milliken clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Tony Green gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Timothy Milliken (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tibor Badzinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Cloud (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rogelio Yazzie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Dotson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Stephens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Mousseau (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Tony Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carroll Dobson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Butcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Butler | Timothy Milliken steals it from Paul Stephens | 51-38 |
| 07:33 | UL-Monroe | Tibor Badzinski hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Milliken | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:21 | Butler | William Butcher lays it in on a great pass from Paul Stephens and he's fouled by James Dotson - foul #2 on James Dotson, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Downes (SF) Tony Green | |
| 07:21 | Butler | William Butcher misses the free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Carroll Dobson grabs the offensive board | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:12 | Butler | Andrew Downes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by James Dotson - foul #3 on James Dotson, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Pruett (SG), Todd Metzger (C) George Mousseau, William Butcher | |
| 07:12 | Butler | Andrew Downes makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:12 | Butler | Andrew Downes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 07:05 | UL-Monroe | The jump hook by Rogelio Yazzie is blocked by Todd Metzger | 53-42 |
| 07:04 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie grabs the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 06:51 | UL-Monroe | Justin Cloud makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rogelio Yazzie | 55-42 |
| 06:29 | Butler | Andrew Downes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang (C) James Dotson | |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Barnett (PF) Carroll Dobson | |
| 06:27 | Butler | The refs have stopped play. Andrew Downes is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 55-42 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Buske (SF) Andrew Downes | |
| 06:07 | UL-Monroe | Tibor Badzinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 06:05 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:45 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-42 |
| 05:44 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie snags the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 05:22 | UL-Monroe | Tibor Badzinski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-42 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Douglas Buske snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:15 | Butler | Paul Stephens misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 05:14 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 04:55 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang is hacked by Todd Metzger - foul #4 on Todd Metzger, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds (PG), Jesse Brown (SG), Charles Swift (SF), James Dotson (C) Timothy Milliken, Tibor Badzinski, Justin Cloud, Rogelio Yazzie | |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG), George Mousseau (SG), Tony Green (SF), Carroll Dobson (PF), William Butcher (C) Paul Stephens, William Pruett, Douglas Buske, Ryan Barnett, Todd Metzger | |
| 04:34 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang loses the ball out of bounds | 55-42 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Carroll Dobson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-42 |
| 04:22 | UL-Monroe | Jesse Brown gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 03:55 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift clanks a jumper from the right block | 55-42 |
| 03:53 | UL-Monroe | Jesse Brown hits the follow up shot | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Butler | Carroll Dobson knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from George Mousseau | 57-44 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Franklin Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jesse Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Swift (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bao Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Dotson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Roger Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Mousseau (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Tony Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carroll Dobson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - William Butcher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | UL-Monroe | James Dotson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 03:09 | Butler | Tony Green snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 02:52 | Butler | George Mousseau loses the dribble to Charles Swift | 57-44 |
| 02:47 | UL-Monroe | Jesse Brown dunks the ball on a great pass from Charles Swift | 59-44 |
| 02:38 | Butler | William Butcher's fadeaway is rejected by James Dotson | 59-44 |
| 02:37 | UL-Monroe | James Dotson pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 02:08 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jesse Brown | 61-44 |
| 01:55 | Butler | William Butcher misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Dotson - foul #4 on James Dotson, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Brian Myers (C) James Dotson | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Buske (SF), Ryan Barnett (PF) Tony Green, Carroll Dobson | |
| 01:55 | Butler | William Butcher makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 01:55 | Butler | William Butcher misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 01:55 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 01:39 | UL-Monroe | Ryan Barnett picks off the pass by Franklin Reynolds | 61-45 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Douglas Buske blows the layup | 61-45 |
| 01:28 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 00:59 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-45 |
| 00:58 | UL-Monroe | Brian Myers snags the offensive board | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | UL-Monroe | Jesse Brown hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 61-45 |
| 00:32 | UL-Monroe | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Swift | 61-45 |
| 00:09 | UL-Monroe | Jesse Brown knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Franklin Reynolds and he's fouled by George Mousseau - foul #1 on George Mousseau, team foul #7 | 63-45 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Downes (SF) Douglas Buske | |
| 00:09 | UL-Monroe | Jesse Brown makes the free throw | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Butler | Bao Wang is called for the reach on Roger Lee - foul #4 on Bao Wang, team foul #8 | 64-45 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Roger Lee makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Roger Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 00:00 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds runs out the clock | 64-47 |