| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Pierce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Parent (fresh) C - Thomas Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Daniel Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Baccus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Crowder (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Tompson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Michael Crowder inbounds the ball | 28-44 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Butler | Daniel Harris clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 19:45 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Dennis Parent | 28-44 |
| 19:26 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown buries a 3 from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Daniel Harris misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 18:57 | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 18:52 | Valparaiso | Eddy Cowan steals it from Michael Pierce | 31-44 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Daniel Harris misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 18:25 | Valparaiso | Thomas Watkins pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 18:11 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 31-44 |
| 18:09 | Valparaiso | Thomas Watkins tips it back up and in | 33-44 |
| 17:54 | Butler | Mark Baccus misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 17:52 | Valparaiso | Thomas Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 17:47 | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Michael Crowder gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Michael Pierce is called for the reach on Mark Baccus - foul #1 on Michael Pierce, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach (SG), James Johnson (C) Jeffry Brown, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Hayes (C) Michael Tompson | |
| 17:30 | Butler | Mark Baccus connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Daniel Hayes | 33-47 |
| 17:09 | Valparaiso | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (SG), Travis Pettus (SF), Willard Perales (C) Michael Pierce, Christopher Parker, Dennis Parent | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Yohe (SG), Alan Brier (SF) Mark Baccus, Michael Crowder | |
| 16:53 | Butler | Alan Brier is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Alan Brier, team foul #1 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Collins (PG), John Just (SF) Daniel Harris, Alan Brier | |
| 16:37 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-47 |
| 16:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Daniel Hayes | 33-47 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Daniel Hayes hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Yohe | 33-49 |
| 16:16 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Daniel Hayes snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 15:48 | Butler | John Just comes up short on the shot from the left block | 33-49 |
| 15:47 | Butler | John Just gets the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Todd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Pettus (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Perales (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leroy Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Yohe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Just (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eddy Cowan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Travis Pettus steals it from Leroy Collins | 33-49 |
| 15:10 | Valparaiso | Willard Perales comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 33-49 |
| 15:08 | Valparaiso | James Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | Willard Perales is hacked by Eddy Cowan - foul #1 on Eddy Cowan, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce (PG), Jeffry Brown (SG), Christopher Parker (SF), Dennis Parent (PF), Thomas Watkins (C) Kenton Steinbach, Anthony Todd, Travis Pettus, James Johnson, Willard Perales | |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Harris (PG), Mark Baccus (SG), Michael Crowder (SF), Alan Brier (PF), Michael Tompson (C) Leroy Collins, Christopher Yohe, John Just, Eddy Cowan, Daniel Hayes | |
| 14:46 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker makes the jump hook from the baseline | 35-49 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Mark Baccus drills a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Jeffry Brown - foul #1 on Jeffry Brown, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Mark Baccus makes the free throw | 35-52 |
| 14:17 | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce misses badly on a shot from the right block | 35-52 |
| 14:16 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffry Brown | 35-52 |
| 14:03 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Crowder - foul #1 on Michael Crowder, team foul #3 | 35-52 |
| 14:03 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 14:03 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Daniel Harris clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-52 |
| 13:43 | Valparaiso | Thomas Watkins grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 13:23 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Watkins | 37-52 |
| 12:59 | Valparaiso | Thomas Watkins's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Tompson | 37-52 |
| 12:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Michael Tompson | 37-52 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Mark Baccus loses the dribble to Michael Pierce | 37-52 |
| 12:38 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown banks in the layup set up by Michael Pierce | 39-52 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Alan Brier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach (PG), Anthony Todd (SG), Travis Pettus (SF), James Johnson (PF), Willard Perales (C) Michael Pierce, Jeffry Brown, Christopher Parker, Dennis Parent, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Yohe (SG), Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Mark Baccus, Alan Brier, Michael Tompson | |
| 12:01 | Valparaiso | Michael Crowder steals the ball from Willard Perales | 39-52 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Eddy Cowan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 11:47 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Todd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Pettus (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard Perales (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Daniel Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Yohe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Crowder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 11:04 | Butler | James Johnson steals the ball from Daniel Hayes | 41-52 |
| 10:46 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris picks off the pass by James Johnson | 41-52 |
| 10:43 | Butler | Daniel Harris banks in the layup | 41-54 |
| 10:38 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris steals it from Anthony Todd | 41-54 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Michael Crowder hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Harris | 41-56 |
| 10:22 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hayes - foul #1 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce (PG), Jeffry Brown (SG), Christopher Parker (SF), Dennis Parent (PF), Thomas Watkins (C) Kenton Steinbach, Anthony Todd, Travis Pettus, James Johnson, Willard Perales | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Baccus (SG), Alan Brier (SF), Michael Tompson (C) Daniel Harris, Michael Crowder, Daniel Hayes | |
| 10:12 | Valparaiso | Thomas Watkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-56 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Mark Baccus pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Alan Brier hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Baccus | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:36 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown is fouled on the floor by Michael Tompson - foul #3 on Michael Tompson, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| 09:24 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker is hacked by Alan Brier - foul #4 on Alan Brier, team foul #6 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Collins (PG), John Just (SF) Christopher Yohe, Alan Brier | |
| 09:10 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-58 |
| 09:09 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Watkins | 41-58 |
| 09:01 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Leroy Collins misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Michael Pierce - foul #2 on Michael Pierce, team foul #3 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Butler | David McDaniel (PG) Eddy Cowan | |
| 08:48 | Butler | Leroy Collins makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Leroy Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 08:22 | Valparaiso | Mark Baccus steps in front of the Michael Pierce pass | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:00 | Butler | Leroy Collins scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-62 |
| 07:48 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker scores on a floater in the paint set up by Michael Pierce | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffry Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Christopher Parker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Parent (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David McDaniel (fresh) SG - Mark Baccus (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Just (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Tompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Leroy Collins misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 46-62 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Michael Tompson misses the tip | 46-62 |
| 07:26 | Valparaiso | Thomas Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 07:10 | Valparaiso | Thomas Watkins connects on the shot from close range set up by Michael Pierce | 48-62 |
| 06:42 | Butler | Mark Baccus misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 06:40 | Valparaiso | Thomas Watkins grabs the board | 48-62 |
| 06:36 | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Jeffry Brown | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:12 | Butler | Michael Tompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach (PG), Anthony Todd (SG), Travis Pettus (SF), James Johnson (PF), Willard Perales (C) Michael Pierce, Jeffry Brown, Christopher Parker, Dennis Parent, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Harris (PG), Christopher Yohe (SG), Michael Crowder (SF), Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) David McDaniel, Mark Baccus, Leroy Collins, John Just, Michael Tompson | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:49 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach is hacked by Daniel Harris - foul #2 on Daniel Harris, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| 05:49 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:49 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Michael Crowder is called for traveling | 52-62 |
| 05:01 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus drills a 3 from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Michael Crowder misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-62 |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | Willard Perales pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:14 | Valparaiso | James Johnson scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Todd | 57-62 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Christopher Yohe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 03:50 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 03:37 | Valparaiso | James Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Christopher Yohe snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Anthony Todd (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Travis Pettus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Willard Perales (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Daniel Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Yohe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Crowder (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Christopher Yohe misses long on a floater from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 03:29 | Butler | Michael Crowder hits the follow up shot | 57-64 |
| 03:12 | Valparaiso | Michael Crowder takes the ball from Kenton Steinbach | 57-64 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Daniel Harris hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Crowder | 57-67 |
| 02:51 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce (PG), Jeffry Brown (SG), Christopher Parker (SF), Dennis Parent (PF), Thomas Watkins (C) Kenton Steinbach, Anthony Todd, Travis Pettus, James Johnson, Willard Perales | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Baccus (SG), Michael Tompson (C) Christopher Yohe, Daniel Hayes | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Eddy Cowan snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Butler | Michael Crowder is called for traveling | 57-67 |
| 02:03 | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 02:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Michael Crowder | 57-67 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Daniel Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-67 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 01:35 | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeffry Brown | 59-67 |
| 01:15 | Butler | Eddy Cowan is hacked by Jeffry Brown - foul #2 on Jeffry Brown, team foul #4 | 59-67 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Michael Crowder clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-67 |
| 00:55 | Butler | Mark Baccus gets the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Butler | Mark Baccus is fouled on the floor by Thomas Watkins - foul #1 on Thomas Watkins, team foul #5 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Just (C) Michael Tompson | |
| 00:52 | Butler | Mark Baccus is hacked by Dennis Parent - foul #2 on Dennis Parent, team foul #6 | 59-67 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Dennis Parent is called for the reach on Mark Baccus - foul #3 on Dennis Parent, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Mark Baccus makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Mark Baccus makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-69 |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent tips it in | 61-69 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Michael Pierce is called for the reach on Daniel Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Pierce, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Daniel Harris makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Daniel Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:40 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 00:36 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown snags the offensive board | 61-70 |
| 00:31 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown buries a 3 from straight away set up by Dennis Parent | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Butler | Michael Pierce is called for the reach on Michael Crowder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Pierce, team foul #9 | 64-70 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Michael Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Michael Crowder misses the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:28 | Valparaiso | Thomas Watkins gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-71 |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 00:19 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 00:18 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Watkins | 64-71 |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-71 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Daniel Harris is hacked by Michael Pierce in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Pierce, team foul #10 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach (PG) Michael Pierce | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Yohe (SG), Michael Tompson (C) Mark Baccus, John Just | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Daniel Harris makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Daniel Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:05 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-73 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Kenton Steinbach is called for the reach on Michael Crowder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenton Steinbach, team foul #11 | 70-73 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Michael Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Michael Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker misses the fullcourt shot | 70-75 |