| Lineup | American U. | PG - Russell Kay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Reid (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Maxwell Gilliam (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ramon Martin (fresh) C - William Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Maxwell Gilliam inbounds the ball | 16-19 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:31 | American U. | Russell Kay connects on the floater near the basket set up by William Brown | 18-19 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by James Reid - foul #2 on James Reid, team foul #1 | 18-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Sean Pease (PG), Oleg Zurkus (SG), Scott Jarnesky (SF), Richard Chason (C) Russell Kay, James Reid, Maxwell Gilliam, William Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:02 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 19:02 | American U. | The rebound goes to Oleg Zurkus | 18-20 |
| 18:33 | American U. | Scott Jarnesky lays it in | 20-20 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Bruce Whited works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 18:07 | American U. | The rebound goes to Sean Pease | 20-20 |
| 17:41 | American U. | Scott Jarnesky misses the lay-in | 20-20 |
| 17:39 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 17:15 | Butler | John Sherrill blows the wide open layup | 20-20 |
| 17:14 | American U. | Richard Chason grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 16:48 | American U. | Andrew Bennett is called for the reach on Oleg Zurkus - foul #2 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #1 | 20-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), James Reid (SG), Larry Geise (SF), William Brown (C) Sean Pease, Oleg Zurkus, Scott Jarnesky, Richard Chason | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF) Jonathan Sepulveda | |
| 16:32 | American U. | Larry Geise hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Reid and he's hacked by Grant Benson - foul #2 on Grant Benson, team foul #2 | 22-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Chason (C) William Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Bruce Whited, John Sherrill | |
| 16:32 | American U. | Larry Geise misses the free throw | 22-20 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Bret Perino gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Bret Perino buries a turnaround from the left block | 22-22 |
| 16:06 | American U. | Larry Geise hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Russell Kay | 25-22 |
| 15:38 | Butler | Andrew Bennett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 15:36 | American U. | Richard Chason grabs the board | 25-22 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Russell Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Reid (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Geise (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ramon Martin (fairly fresh) C - Richard Chason (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | American U. | Andrew Bennett picks off the pass by Richard Chason | 25-22 |
| 15:17 | Butler | Grant Benson banks in the layup set up by Andrew Bennett | 25-24 |
| 14:48 | American U. | Grant Benson picks off the pass by Richard Chason | 25-24 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Jerry Harris is fouled on the floor by Larry Geise - foul #1 on Larry Geise, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| Subs | American U. | Sean Pease (PG), Maxwell Gilliam (SF), William Brown (C) Russell Kay, Larry Geise, Richard Chason | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Bruce Whited (PF), John Sherrill (C) Garry Butler, Bret Perino, Jerry Harris | |
| 14:17 | Butler | John Sherrill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 14:15 | American U. | Maxwell Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 13:48 | American U. | William Brown is fouled on the floor by Bruce Whited - foul #2 on Bruce Whited, team foul #3 | 25-24 |
| Subs | American U. | Oleg Zurkus (PG), Richard Chason (PF) Sean Pease, James Reid | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:40 | American U. | Maxwell Gilliam can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Grant Benson pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Andrew Bennett hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Grant Benson | 25-27 |
| 12:57 | American U. | Andrew Bennett picks off the pass by Oleg Zurkus | 25-27 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Bruce Whited can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 25-27 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Bruce Whited grabs the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda is hacked by William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #3 | 25-27 |
| Subs | American U. | Sean Pease (PG), James Reid (SG), Scott Jarnesky (PF) Oleg Zurkus, Ramon Martin, Richard Chason | |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG) Grant Benson | |
| 11:48 | Butler | Bruce Whited hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Bennett | 25-29 |
| 11:33 | American U. | John Sherrill swats the layup by William Brown | 25-29 |
| 11:31 | American U. | Maxwell Gilliam gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Sean Pease (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Reid (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maxwell Gilliam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Jarnesky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:12 | American U. | William Brown hits the finger roll set up by Maxwell Gilliam | 27-29 |
| 10:46 | Butler | John Sherrill can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 10:44 | American U. | Sean Pease gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 10:20 | American U. | James Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 10:18 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jonathan Sepulveda | 27-29 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Garry Butler misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 09:48 | Butler | John Sherrill tips it but misses | 27-29 |
| 09:47 | American U. | Sean Pease pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 09:23 | American U. | Bruce Whited takes the ball from William Brown | 27-29 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Bruce Whited's pass is intercepted by Maxwell Gilliam | 27-29 |
| 08:36 | American U. | Sean Pease is called for a backcourt violation | 27-29 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), Oleg Zurkus (SG), Larry Geise (SF), Ramon Martin (PF), Richard Chason (C) Sean Pease, James Reid, Maxwell Gilliam, Scott Jarnesky, William Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SG), Jon Williams (SF), Bret Perino (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Andrew Bennett, Jonathan Sepulveda, Bruce Whited, John Sherrill | |
| 08:14 | Butler | Jerry Harris drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Garry Butler and he's fouled by Richard Chason - foul #2 on Richard Chason, team foul #4 | 27-31 |
| 08:14 | Butler | Jerry Harris makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 07:49 | American U. | Larry Geise hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Oleg Zurkus | 29-32 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Grant Benson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Chason - foul #3 on Richard Chason, team foul #5 | 29-32 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 07:16 | American U. | Richard Chason makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Kay | 31-34 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Russell Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oleg Zurkus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Geise (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ramon Martin (fresh) C - Richard Chason (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grant Benson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jon Williams (fresh) PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Butler | Jerry Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Chason - foul #4 on Richard Chason, team foul #6 | 31-34 |
| Subs | American U. | James Reid (SG), Maxwell Gilliam (SF) Russell Kay, Larry Geise | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:56 | Butler | Jerry Harris misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 06:56 | Butler | Jerry Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 06:33 | American U. | James Reid clanks a jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 06:31 | Butler | The rebound goes to Grant Benson | 31-35 |
| 06:07 | Butler | Grant Benson is whistled for traveling | 31-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), William Brown (C) Oleg Zurkus, James Reid | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Bruce Whited (PF), John Sherrill (C) Garry Butler, Bret Perino, Jerry Harris | |
| 05:48 | American U. | Maxwell Gilliam clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jon Williams - foul #1 on Jon Williams, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Sean Pease (PG) Russell Kay | |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG) Jon Williams | |
| 05:48 | American U. | Maxwell Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 05:48 | American U. | Maxwell Gilliam misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 05:48 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 05:23 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-35 |
| 05:21 | American U. | Richard Chason grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 05:14 | American U. | William Brown loses the dribble to John Sherrill | 32-35 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Andrew Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 04:52 | American U. | Richard Chason gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 04:47 | American U. | William Brown is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #7 | 32-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), James Reid (SG), Scott Jarnesky (SF) Sean Pease, Ramon Martin, Maxwell Gilliam | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SF) Grant Benson | |
| 04:24 | Butler | Andrew Bennett makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:10 | American U. | William Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Bennett - foul #3 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Oleg Zurkus (PG), Larry Geise (SF) Russell Kay, Scott Jarnesky | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (SF), Bret Perino (PF) Garry Butler, Bruce Whited | |
| 04:10 | American U. | William Brown misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 04:10 | American U. | William Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 04:10 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:49 | Butler | Richard Chason swats the shot by Andrew Bennett | 32-38 |
| 03:47 | Butler | John Sherrill tips it back up and in | 32-40 |
| 03:37 | American U. | Larry Geise clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 03:35 | American U. | James Reid tips it but misses | 32-40 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Bret Perino pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 03:24 | Butler | Jon Williams misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 03:23 | American U. | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 03:10 | American U. | William Brown scores on a shot from the left block set up by Oleg Zurkus | 34-40 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Oleg Zurkus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Reid (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Geise (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Chason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Williams (fresh) PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:45 | Butler | John Sherrill slams it home and he's fouled by William Brown - foul #4 on William Brown, team foul #8 | 34-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), Scott Jarnesky (SF), Ramon Martin (PF) Oleg Zurkus, Larry Geise, William Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SG), Bruce Whited (PF) Jonathan Sepulveda, Bret Perino | |
| 02:45 | Butler | John Sherrill misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Jon Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 02:23 | Butler | John Sherrill jams it on a great pass from Andrew Bennett | 34-44 |
| 02:07 | American U. | James Reid buries a shot from the left side set up by Richard Chason | 36-44 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Sean Pease (PG), Oleg Zurkus (SG), Maxwell Gilliam (SF) Russell Kay, James Reid, Scott Jarnesky | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Jerry Harris (C) Jon Williams, John Sherrill | |
| 01:39 | Butler | Andrew Bennett hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Whited | 36-47 |
| 01:11 | American U. | Richard Chason misses the runner in the lane | 36-47 |
| 01:09 | American U. | Sean Pease tips it home | 38-47 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 38-47 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), James Reid (SG), William Brown (C) Sean Pease, Oleg Zurkus, Richard Chason | |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG), John Sherrill (C) Grant Benson, Jerry Harris | |
| 00:50 | Butler | John Sherrill misses short on a floater from the baseline | 38-47 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Garry Butler snags the offensive board | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. 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 (+4) | |
| 00:47 | Butler | Garry Butler is fouled on the floor by James Reid - foul #3 on James Reid, team foul #9 | 38-47 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Garry Butler makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Garry Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. 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 (+4) | |
| 00:40 | American U. | Maxwell Gilliam can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Bruce Whited pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Butler | William Brown is called for the reach on John Sherrill - foul #5 on William Brown, team foul #10 | 38-49 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Chason (C) William Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SG), Jon Williams (SF), Bret Perino (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Garry Butler, Andrew Bennett, Jonathan Sepulveda, Bruce Whited | |
| 00:17 | Butler | John Sherrill makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 00:17 | Butler | John Sherrill misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 00:17 | American U. | Ramon Martin gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 00:12 | American U. | James Reid hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 38-50 |
| 00:11 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Kay | 38-50 |
| 00:08 | American U. | Bret Perino swats the short shot by Russell Kay | 38-50 |
| 00:06 | Butler | John Sherrill snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 00:00 | Butler | John Sherrill runs out the clock | 38-50 |