| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tim Banister (fresh) SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) PF - Robert Dike (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) SG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) SF - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) C - John Sherrill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | James Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by John Sherrill | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Dayton | Robert Dike hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Butler | John Sherrill can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Butler | John Sherrill makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:10 | Butler | John Sherrill makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | Tim Banister works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Garry Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Andrew Bennett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Garry Butler | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Butler | James Brown picks off the pass by Jonathan Sepulveda | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | Robert Dike knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Tim Banister out of the doubleteam | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Bruce Whited's layup is rejected by James Brown | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Dayton | Tim Banister pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:53 | Dayton | James Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by John Sherrill - foul #1 on John Sherrill, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 16:53 | Dayton | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:53 | Dayton | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:36 | Butler | James Brown swats the layup by John Sherrill | 6-2 |
| 16:35 | Dayton | Robert Dike grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Arthur Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG), Danny Kobayashi (PF) Tim Banister, Robert Dike | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:53 | Butler | Andrew Bennett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 15:52 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Joseph (fresh) SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) PF - Danny Kobayashi (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) SG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) SF - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 6-2 |
| 15:22 | Butler | Andrew Bennett gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Matthew Taylor blocks the jumper by Bruce Whited | 6-2 |
| 15:00 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Arthur Miller | 6-2 |
| 14:36 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Sherrill - foul #2 on John Sherrill, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (PG), Jeffrey Battle (SG), Robert Dike (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Kevin Joseph, Arthur Miller, Matthew Taylor, James Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF), Bret Perino (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Bruce Whited, John Sherrill | |
| 14:36 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 14:36 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 14:13 | Butler | Andrew Bennett buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Garry Butler | 7-5 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Andrew Bennett gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Jeffrey Battle steals it from Bret Perino | 7-5 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Garry Butler - foul #1 on Garry Butler, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF), James Brown (C) Jeffrey Battle, Danny Kobayashi, Darrell Presson | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Whited (PF) Bret Perino | |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Robert Dike gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:08 | Dayton | James Brown can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 8-5 |
| 13:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jerry Harris | 8-5 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Matthew Taylor is called for the reach on Jerry Harris - foul #1 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG) Garry Butler | |
| 12:23 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Dike - foul #1 on Robert Dike, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi (PF) Robert Dike | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:23 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:23 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:23 | Butler | Grant Benson grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tim Banister - foul #1 on Tim Banister, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Andrew Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 11:40 | Dayton | James Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Harris - foul #1 on Jerry Harris, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG) Tim Banister | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:40 | Dayton | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 11:40 | Dayton | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Joseph (fresh) SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) PF - Danny Kobayashi (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) SF - Grant Benson (fresh) PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Butler | Danny Kobayashi steals the ball from Jerry Harris | 9-7 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Kevin Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 10:47 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 10:31 | Dayton | Kevin Joseph makes the runner from close range set up by Matthew Taylor | 11-7 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Bruce Whited drills a jumper from the right block set up by Andrew Bennett | 11-9 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor travels with the ball | 11-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (PG), Robert Dike (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Kevin Joseph, Danny Kobayashi, James Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG), Jon Williams (SF), Bret Perino (PF), James Jennings (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Grant Benson, Bruce Whited, Jerry Harris | |
| 09:28 | Butler | Andrew Bennett connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jon Williams | 11-12 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 11-12 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Bret Perino gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Jon Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), Danny Kobayashi (SF) Arthur Miller, Matthew Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF) Jon Williams | |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Darrell Presson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by James Jennings - foul #1 on James Jennings, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (SF), Bruce Whited (PF) Andrew Bennett, James Jennings | |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Darrell Presson makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Darrell Presson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Bruce Whited comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 07:45 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi hits a runner in the paint set up by Tim Banister | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tim Banister (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) SF - Danny Kobayashi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Presson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Grant Benson (fresh) SF - Jon Williams (fresh) PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bret Perino (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Butler | Bret Perino's floater is knocked away by Robert Dike | 15-12 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Grant Benson grabs the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Bruce Whited can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Darrell Presson - foul #1 on Darrell Presson, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG), David Kugler (PF), James Brown (C) Jeffrey Battle, Robert Dike, Darrell Presson | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (SG), Jonathan Sepulveda (SF), Jerry Harris (C) Grant Benson, Jon Williams, Bret Perino | |
| 06:53 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | James Brown gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 06:46 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Harris - foul #2 on Jerry Harris, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (SF) David Kugler | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jennings (C) Jerry Harris | |
| 06:46 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 06:46 | Dayton | Tim Banister makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Bruce Whited hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Bennett | 16-14 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Andrew Bennett is called for the reach on Matthew Taylor - foul #1 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG), David Kugler (PF) Tim Banister, Danny Kobayashi | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF) Garry Butler | |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Andrew Bennett's pass is intercepted by Arthur Miller | 18-14 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor banks in the layup and he's fouled by James Jennings - foul #2 on James Jennings, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Dike (PF) David Kugler | |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (C) James Jennings | |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses the free throw | 20-14 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Bruce Whited pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Grant Benson pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the fadeaway from the right side | 20-16 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor is hacked by Bruce Whited - foul #1 on Bruce Whited, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (PG) Kevin Joseph | |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG), John Sherrill (C) Grant Benson, Bruce Whited | |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Bret Perino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi (SF) Matthew Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (SF) Jonathan Sepulveda | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tim Banister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) SF - Danny Kobayashi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Williams (fresh) PF - Bret Perino (fresh) C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Robert Dike misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Robert Dike grabs the offensive board | 22-16 |
| 02:52 | Dayton | James Brown shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Tim Banister | 24-16 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Bret Perino is denied on a layup by James Brown | 24-16 |
| 02:28 | Dayton | Robert Dike pulls down the rebound | 24-16 |
| 02:03 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi scores on a runner from the right block | 26-16 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Andrew Bennett makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-19 |
| 01:26 | Dayton | Arthur Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF), Darrell Presson (C) Arthur Miller, Robert Dike, James Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Grant Benson (SF), Bruce Whited (PF) Andrew Bennett, Jon Williams, Bret Perino | |
| 01:07 | Butler | John Sherrill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-19 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor is hacked by Grant Benson - foul #1 on Grant Benson, team foul #10 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG) Tim Banister | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Battle - foul #1 on Jeffrey Battle, team foul #6 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG), David Kugler (PF) Jeffrey Battle, Danny Kobayashi | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerry Harris (C) John Sherrill | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Darrell Presson grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | David Kugler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-20 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Jerry Harris grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jerry Harris hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 28-20 |