| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Keith Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Doty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Fuerstenberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Sung (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas Cancel inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Dennis Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 19:29 | Earlham | Donald Sung is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Donald Sung, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Thomas Cancel lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruce Gapinski | 40-36 |
| 19:05 | Earlham | Leon Ottinger steals it from William Doty | 40-36 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeff Fuerstenberg - foul #1 on Jeff Fuerstenberg, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Van Laffoon makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Van Laffoon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:22 | Earlham | Keith Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-36 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-36 |
| 17:47 | Earlham | Steven Brown misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 42-36 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Thomas Cancel clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Jeff Fuerstenberg - foul #2 on Jeff Fuerstenberg, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Gregory Duncan (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Van Laffoon, Leon Ottinger, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Earlham | Adrian George (PG), Christopher White (SG), Elmer Maston (SF), Willard Jackson (PF), Donald Batz (C) Keith Parker, William Doty, Jeff Fuerstenberg, Steven Brown, Donald Sung | |
| 17:23 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:11 | Earlham | Andrew Dunn takes the ball from Donald Batz | 44-36 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Andrew Dunn hits the finger roll | 46-36 |
| 16:53 | Earlham | Willard Jackson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 16:51 | Earlham | Adrian George can't tip it in | 46-36 |
| 16:50 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Gregory Duncan hits the follow up shot | 48-36 |
| 16:15 | Earlham | Adrian George misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 16:14 | Earlham | Adrian George hits the follow up shot | 48-38 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Donald Batz - foul #2 on Donald Batz, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Roland Thomas (SF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Dennis Smith, Andrew Dunn, Thomas Cancel, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Parker (PG), William Doty (SG), Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF), Steven Brown (PF), Donald Sung (C) Adrian George, Christopher White, Elmer Maston, Willard Jackson, Donald Batz | |
| 15:51 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 15:51 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Jeff Fuerstenberg | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Keith Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Doty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Fuerstenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Sung (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Earlham | Keith Parker comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 15:28 | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg can't tip it in | 49-38 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses short on a jump hook from close range | 49-38 |
| 15:07 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Donald Sung | 49-38 |
| 14:50 | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg is hacked by Thomas Cartee - foul #2 on Thomas Cartee, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Leon Ottinger (PF) Thomas Cartee, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 14:34 | Earlham | Keith Parker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Sung | 49-41 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Dennis Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 14:19 | Earlham | Donald Sung pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:12 | Earlham | Steven Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cancel (SF), Gregory Duncan (C) Roland Thomas, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Earlham | Christopher White (SG), Elmer Maston (SF) William Doty, Jeff Fuerstenberg | |
| 13:55 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 13:54 | Earlham | Elmer Maston snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 13:41 | Earlham | Keith Parker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Leon Ottinger grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Dennis Smith gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 13:09 | Earlham | Donald Sung snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 12:50 | Earlham | Donald Sung misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gregory Duncan - foul #3 on Gregory Duncan, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Jonathon McCracken (C) Van Laffoon, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Earlham | Adrian George (PG), William Doty (SG), Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF), Willard Jackson (PF) Keith Parker, Christopher White, Elmer Maston, Steven Brown | |
| 12:50 | Earlham | Donald Sung makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:50 | Earlham | Donald Sung misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Andrew Dunn pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken is whistled for traveling | 49-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Thomas (SF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Thomas Cancel, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Batz (C) Donald Sung | |
| 12:12 | Earlham | Willard Jackson can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 49-42 |
| 12:11 | Butler | Gregory Duncan grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Gregory Duncan is denied on a layup by Jeff Fuerstenberg | 49-42 |
| 11:57 | Earlham | Willard Jackson pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:50 | Earlham | William Doty hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roland Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Adrian George (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Doty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Fuerstenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willard Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Batz (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Butler | Dennis Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Adrian George - foul #3 on Adrian George, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cancel (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Roland Thomas, Gregory Duncan, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Parker (PG), Christopher White (SG), Elmer Maston (SF), Steven Brown (PF) Adrian George, William Doty, Jeff Fuerstenberg, Willard Jackson | |
| 11:09 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 11:09 | Earlham | Donald Batz gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:47 | Earlham | Christopher White clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-42 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Leon Ottinger grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken scores on a turnaround from the right block | 52-42 |
| 10:25 | Earlham | Christopher White misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 10:23 | Earlham | Steven Brown tips it back up and in | 52-44 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Elmer Maston - foul #1 on Elmer Maston, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Van Laffoon (SG) Dennis Smith, Andrew Dunn | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Doty (SG), Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF), Donald Sung (C) Christopher White, Elmer Maston, Donald Batz | |
| 10:11 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 09:47 | Earlham | William Doty misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Thomas Cancel grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Steven Brown - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Gapinski (C) Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Earlham | Adrian George (PG) Keith Parker | |
| 09:29 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:13 | Earlham | Adrian George travels with the ball | 55-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Duncan (PF) Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 09:03 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 09:02 | Earlham | Donald Sung grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 08:43 | Earlham | Donald Sung misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 08:41 | Earlham | Donald Sung pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:18 | Earlham | The pull-up jumper by Steven Brown is blocked by Thomas Cancel | 55-44 |
| 08:17 | Earlham | Steven Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 07:58 | Earlham | Adrian George makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Sung | 55-47 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Thomas Cartee hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Van Laffoon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Adrian George (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Doty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Fuerstenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Sung (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Earlham | Donald Sung misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Bruce Gapinski - foul #2 on Bruce Gapinski, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Roland Thomas (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF) Thomas Cartee, Van Laffoon, Thomas Cancel, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Parker (PG), Christopher White (SG), Elmer Maston (SF), Willard Jackson (PF) Adrian George, William Doty, Jeff Fuerstenberg, Steven Brown | |
| 07:20 | Earlham | Donald Sung makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 07:20 | Earlham | Donald Sung makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Elmer Maston steals it from Andrew Dunn | 57-49 |
| 06:41 | Earlham | Keith Parker connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher White | 57-51 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Sung - foul #3 on Donald Sung, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Batz (C) Donald Sung | |
| 06:22 | Butler | Gregory Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Gregory Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:56 | Earlham | Willard Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-51 |
| 05:54 | Earlham | Donald Batz hits the follow up shot | 59-53 |
| 05:36 | Butler | Andrew Dunn misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Roland Thomas can't tip it in | 59-53 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Andrew Dunn tips it home | 61-53 |
| 05:28 | Earlham | Dennis Smith takes the ball from Donald Batz | 61-53 |
| 05:23 | Butler | Dennis Smith hits the finger roll | 63-53 |
| 05:00 | Earlham | Gregory Duncan is called for the reach on Donald Batz - foul #4 on Gregory Duncan, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Jonathon McCracken (PF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Andrew Dunn, Roland Thomas, Leon Ottinger, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Doty (SG), Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF), Steven Brown (PF) Christopher White, Elmer Maston, Willard Jackson | |
| 04:46 | Earlham | William Doty hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Parker | 63-56 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Donald Batz is called for the reach on Dennis Smith - foul #3 on Donald Batz, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Adrian George (PG) Keith Parker | |
| 04:28 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Thomas Cancel grabs the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Dennis Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-56 |
| 04:09 | Earlham | Adrian George hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Van Laffoon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-56 |
| 04:01 | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | Earlham | Donald Batz is fouled on the floor by Bruce Gapinski - foul #3 on Bruce Gapinski, team foul #5 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Donald Sung (C) Donald Batz | |
| 03:31 | Earlham | William Doty misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 03:29 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Adrian George (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Doty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Fuerstenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Sung (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:00 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Dennis Smith tips it home | 67-56 |
| 02:41 | Earlham | William Doty scores on a 3 from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken loses the ball out of bounds | 67-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Leon Ottinger (PF), Gregory Duncan (C) Dennis Smith, Van Laffoon, Jonathon McCracken, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Parker (PG), Christopher White (SG), Elmer Maston (SF), Willard Jackson (PF) Adrian George, William Doty, Jeff Fuerstenberg, Steven Brown | |
| 02:19 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Van Laffoon (SG) Thomas Cartee, Andrew Dunn | |
| Subs | Earlham | Steven Brown (PF) Willard Jackson | |
| 02:07 | Earlham | Thomas Cancel is called for the reach on Elmer Maston - foul #2 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #6 | 67-59 |
| 01:44 | Earlham | Keith Parker scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Elmer Maston | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:18 | Butler | Gregory Duncan clanks a jumper from the right side | 67-62 |
| 01:17 | Earlham | Donald Sung gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 01:17 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Gapinski (C) Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Doty (SG), Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF) Christopher White, Elmer Maston | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:01 | Earlham | Steven Brown makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Parker | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Butler | William Doty steps in front of the Van Laffoon pass | 67-64 |
| 00:22 | Earlham | Donald Sung hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Parker | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Donald Sung blocks the short jumper by Bruce Gapinski | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Keith Parker (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Doty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Fuerstenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Sung (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Earlham | Steven Brown wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:33 | Earlham | Donald Sung loses the dribble to Leon Ottinger | 67-67 |
| 04:29 | Butler | Dennis Smith hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Ottinger | 69-67 |
| 04:11 | Earlham | Keith Parker scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-70 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Van Laffoon travels with the ball | 69-70 |
| 03:41 | Earlham | Steven Brown misses the lay-in | 69-70 |
| 03:40 | Butler | Leon Ottinger grabs the board | 69-70 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses the shot from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 03:33 | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 03:23 | Earlham | William Doty misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-70 |
| 03:22 | Earlham | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Sung | 69-70 |
| 03:17 | Earlham | Donald Sung misses the fadeaway near the basket | 69-70 |
| 03:15 | Earlham | Steven Brown hits the follow up shot | 69-72 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Van Laffoon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dennis Smith | 71-72 |
| 02:32 | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg makes the floater in the paint | 71-74 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Leon Ottinger is hacked by Steven Brown - foul #2 on Steven Brown, team foul #10 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Gregory Duncan (C) Van Laffoon, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Earlham | Adrian George (PG), Christopher White (SG), Elmer Maston (SF), Willard Jackson (PF), Donald Batz (C) Keith Parker, William Doty, Jeff Fuerstenberg, Steven Brown, Donald Sung | |
| 02:14 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:12 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG) Andrew Dunn | |
| Subs | Earlham | Keith Parker (PG), William Doty (SG), Jeff Fuerstenberg (SF), Steven Brown (PF), Donald Sung (C) Adrian George, Christopher White, Elmer Maston, Willard Jackson, Donald Batz | |
| 02:02 | Earlham | Gregory Duncan denies the turnaround by Donald Sung | 73-74 |
| 02:01 | Earlham | Donald Sung pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 01:48 | Earlham | Steven Brown is fouled on the floor by Leon Ottinger - foul #2 on Leon Ottinger, team foul #7 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Gapinski (C) Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 01:48 | Earlham | Steven Brown makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 01:48 | Earlham | Steven Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Dennis Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-76 |
| 01:16 | Earlham | Steven Brown is fouled on the floor by Bruce Gapinski - foul #4 on Bruce Gapinski, team foul #8 | 75-76 |
| 01:16 | Earlham | Steven Brown misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Leon Ottinger pulls down the rebound | 75-76 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-76 |
| 01:07 | Earlham | Steven Brown pulls down the rebound | 75-76 |
| 00:54 | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg is fouled on the floor by Van Laffoon - foul #1 on Van Laffoon, team foul #9 | 75-76 |
| 00:54 | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:54 | Earlham | Jeff Fuerstenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leon Ottinger | 75-77 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leon Ottinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Keith Parker (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Doty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Fuerstenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Sung (fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 00:38 | Butler | Van Laffoon connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-77 |
| 00:16 | Earlham | Donald Sung misses the shot from the free throw line | 78-77 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Leon Ottinger snags the defensive board | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Butler | Leon Ottinger is fouled in the backcourt by William Doty - foul #2 on William Doty, team foul #11 | 78-77 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:01 | Earlham | Keith Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-77 |
| 00:00 | Earlham | Donald Sung pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-77 |