| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Glover (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Alan Hamill (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Austin Wilborn (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Scott Lanier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Wasinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Al Matherne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNC Asheville | Scott Lanier inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | UNC Asheville | James Glover denies the turnaround by Alan Hamill | 25-36 |
| 19:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Glover | 25-36 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Randy Wasinger takes the ball from Todd Allen | 25-36 |
| 19:08 | UNC Asheville | Randy Wasinger can't finish the layup | 25-36 |
| 19:06 | UNC Asheville | Randy Wasinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 18:59 | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-38 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Todd Allen comes up short on the runner near the basket | 25-38 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Gordon Scaife snags the offensive board | 25-38 |
| 18:23 | Butler | James Pantoja hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 25-38 |
| 18:21 | Butler | James Glover gets the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 17:58 | Butler | James Glover clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 25-38 |
| 17:56 | UNC Asheville | Randy Wasinger pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 17:40 | UNC Asheville | Jeff Davis swats the layup by Al Matherne | 25-38 |
| 17:38 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Allen | 25-38 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Todd Allen is called for 3 seconds | 25-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (PF), Richard Marsh (C) James Glover, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Elbert Collins (C) Al Matherne | |
| 16:55 | UNC Asheville | Elbert Collins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-38 |
| 16:54 | Butler | Jeff Davis snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 16:25 | Butler | The jump hook by Richard Marsh is blocked by Randy Wasinger | 25-38 |
| 16:23 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Marsh | 25-38 |
| 16:11 | Butler | Jeff Davis travels with the ball | 25-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Richard Hasbrouck (SG) James Pantoja, Gordon Scaife | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Arturo Garcia (PG), Brian Stem (PF), John Trudeau (C) Alan Hamill, Scott Lanier, Randy Wasinger | |
| 16:03 | UNC Asheville | Brian Stem misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Richard Marsh gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Hasbrouck (fresh) SF - Jeff Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Marsh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Arturo Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Austin Wilborn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Elbert Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Stem (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Trudeau (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Butler | Jeff Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Elbert Collins - foul #2 on Elbert Collins, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Allen (C) Richard Marsh | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Al Matherne (C) John Trudeau | |
| 15:47 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 15:47 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 15:47 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Elbert Collins | 26-38 |
| 15:24 | UNC Asheville | Elbert Collins hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Jeff Davis - foul #2 on Jeff Davis, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Butler | James Glover (PF) Thomas Hennigan | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill (PG) Austin Wilborn | |
| 15:24 | UNC Asheville | Elbert Collins misses the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 15:24 | UNC Asheville | Elbert Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 15:24 | Butler | Todd Allen snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck is hacked by Arturo Garcia - foul #1 on Arturo Garcia, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Randy Wasinger (PF) Brian Stem | |
| 14:46 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the shot from just outside the lane | 28-38 |
| 14:27 | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill's pass is intercepted by Gary Farmer | 28-38 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Todd Allen clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Randy Wasinger - foul #1 on Randy Wasinger, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG) Gary Farmer, Richard Hasbrouck | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Brian Stem (PG), Scott Lanier (SF) Alan Hamill, Elbert Collins | |
| 14:14 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 13:58 | UNC Asheville | Scott Lanier makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Al Matherne | 30-40 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Todd Allen tips it but misses | 30-40 |
| 13:29 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Brian Stem | 30-40 |
| 13:25 | UNC Asheville | Scott Lanier clanks a jump hook from the right block | 30-40 |
| 13:23 | UNC Asheville | Arturo Garcia pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 13:12 | UNC Asheville | Al Matherne works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Todd Allen - foul #3 on Todd Allen, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (PF), Richard Marsh (C) James Glover, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill (PG), Austin Wilborn (SG) Brian Stem, Arturo Garcia | |
| 13:12 | UNC Asheville | Al Matherne makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 13:12 | UNC Asheville | Al Matherne misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 13:12 | UNC Asheville | Randy Wasinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 13:05 | UNC Asheville | Austin Wilborn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Jeff Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Gordon Scaife is fouled on the floor by Austin Wilborn - foul #2 on Austin Wilborn, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Elbert Collins (C) Al Matherne | |
| 12:24 | Butler | James Pantoja throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-41 |
| 12:11 | UNC Asheville | Jeff Davis picks off the pass by Austin Wilborn | 30-41 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Gordon Scaife lays it in on a great pass from Jeff Davis | 32-41 |
| 11:59 | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gordon Scaife - foul #2 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Brian Stem (C) Randy Wasinger | |
| 11:59 | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 11:59 | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Marsh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Alan Hamill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Austin Wilborn (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Scott Lanier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elbert Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Stem (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Gordon Scaife's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | John Trudeau (C) Scott Lanier | |
| 11:24 | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-43 |
| 11:22 | Butler | Gordon Scaife gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 11:07 | Butler | Gordon Scaife knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 10:45 | UNC Asheville | John Trudeau knocks in the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Jeff Davis - foul #3 on Jeff Davis, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Richard Hasbrouck (SG), James Glover (PF), Todd Allen (C) James Pantoja, Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Richard Marsh | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Arturo Garcia (PG), Randy Wasinger (PF) Alan Hamill, Brian Stem | |
| 10:45 | UNC Asheville | John Trudeau makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 10:19 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 35-46 |
| 10:17 | UNC Asheville | Elbert Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 09:54 | UNC Asheville | Elbert Collins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-46 |
| 09:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Hennigan | 35-46 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck misses the lay-in | 35-46 |
| 09:29 | UNC Asheville | John Trudeau grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 09:06 | UNC Asheville | Elbert Collins misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Hennigan - foul #2 on Thomas Hennigan, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Richard Marsh (C) Gary Farmer, Richard Hasbrouck, James Glover, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill (PG), Al Matherne (C) Austin Wilborn, John Trudeau | |
| 09:06 | UNC Asheville | Elbert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 09:06 | UNC Asheville | Elbert Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 08:39 | Butler | James Pantoja can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Arturo Garcia - foul #2 on Arturo Garcia, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Scott Lanier (SF) Elbert Collins | |
| 08:39 | Butler | James Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 08:39 | Butler | James Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 08:13 | UNC Asheville | Al Matherne is fouled on the floor by Gordon Scaife - foul #3 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| 07:56 | UNC Asheville | Al Matherne is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Allen (C) Richard Marsh | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Austin Wilborn (SG) Arturo Garcia | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hennigan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Alan Hamill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Austin Wilborn (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Scott Lanier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Wasinger (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Al Matherne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Butler | Gordon Scaife connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Hennigan | 39-48 |
| 07:20 | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-48 |
| 07:19 | Butler | Jeff Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 07:01 | Butler | James Pantoja's pass is intercepted by Austin Wilborn | 39-48 |
| 06:42 | UNC Asheville | Scott Lanier is fouled on the floor by Todd Allen - foul #4 on Todd Allen, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Butler | James Glover (PF), Richard Marsh (C) Thomas Hennigan, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Brian Stem (PF) Randy Wasinger | |
| 06:42 | UNC Asheville | Scott Lanier misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 06:42 | Butler | James Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 06:28 | Butler | James Glover drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Gordon Scaife | 41-48 |
| 06:11 | UNC Asheville | Austin Wilborn is whistled for a carry | 41-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Richard Hasbrouck (SG) James Pantoja, Gordon Scaife | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Arturo Garcia (SG), Elbert Collins (PF) Austin Wilborn, Al Matherne | |
| 05:42 | Butler | Gary Farmer misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 05:40 | UNC Asheville | Scott Lanier gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 05:26 | UNC Asheville | Scott Lanier is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Scott Lanier, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Allen (C) Richard Marsh | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Austin Wilborn (SG), Randy Wasinger (PF) Alan Hamill, Scott Lanier | |
| 05:06 | Butler | Todd Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF) Gary Farmer, Richard Hasbrouck, Jeff Davis | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 04:39 | UNC Asheville | Elbert Collins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 04:38 | UNC Asheville | Arturo Garcia pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 04:12 | UNC Asheville | Elbert Collins buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Randy Wasinger | 41-51 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gordon Scaife | 43-51 |
| 03:44 | UNC Asheville | James Glover blocks the short jumper by Brian Stem | 43-51 |
| 03:42 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Glover | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hennigan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Glover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Arturo Garcia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Austin Wilborn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Elbert Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Wasinger (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Brian Stem (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Todd Allen | 45-51 |
| 03:21 | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Davis (SF) James Glover | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill (PG), Scott Lanier (SF), Al Matherne (C) Arturo Garcia, Elbert Collins, Brian Stem | |
| 03:11 | UNC Asheville | James Pantoja is called for the reach on Scott Lanier - foul #2 on James Pantoja, team foul #8 | 45-51 |
| 03:11 | UNC Asheville | Scott Lanier misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 03:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Allen | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:46 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-51 |
| 02:45 | UNC Asheville | Randy Wasinger snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 02:29 | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-51 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Todd Allen pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Gordon Scaife knocks in the shot from the left side | 47-51 |
| 01:30 | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill is hacked by Gordon Scaife - foul #4 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #9 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Butler | James Glover (PF) Thomas Hennigan | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 01:30 | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 01:07 | Butler | James Glover misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Alan Hamill - foul #2 on Alan Hamill, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| 01:07 | Butler | James Glover misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 01:07 | Butler | James Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 01:07 | UNC Asheville | Al Matherne pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 00:42 | UNC Asheville | Alan Hamill is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Lanier | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Butler | James Pantoja knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Glover | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | UNC Asheville | Gordon Scaife is called for the reach on Scott Lanier in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #10 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck (SG) Gordon Scaife | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 00:32 | UNC Asheville | Scott Lanier misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:32 | UNC Asheville | Scott Lanier misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Glover | 50-54 |
| 00:27 | Butler | James Glover's layup is rejected by Al Matherne | 50-54 |
| 00:25 | UNC Asheville | Randy Wasinger grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 00:22 | UNC Asheville | Richard Hasbrouck is called for the reach on Randy Wasinger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Hasbrouck, team foul #11 | 50-54 |
| 00:22 | UNC Asheville | Randy Wasinger makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:22 | UNC Asheville | Randy Wasinger makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:15 | Butler | James Pantoja hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Jeff Davis grabs the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 00:09 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Austin Wilborn | 50-56 |
| 00:06 | UNC Asheville | Austin Wilborn is fouled in the backcourt by James Pantoja - foul #3 on James Pantoja, team foul #12 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Arturo Garcia (PG), Elbert Collins (C) Alan Hamill, Al Matherne | |
| 00:06 | UNC Asheville | Austin Wilborn makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:06 | UNC Asheville | Austin Wilborn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Butler | Arturo Garcia steals the ball from James Pantoja in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| 00:04 | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Brian Stem (C) Austin Wilborn | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UNC Asheville | Elbert Collins runs out the clock | 50-58 |