| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brent Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. PF - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sheng Ximines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | John Nelson steals the ball from Jonathan Sepulveda | 34-28 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Brent Graham is hacked by Andrew Bennett - foul #3 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lance Simmers (SF), Troy Cummings (C) Filiberto Russo, Sheng Ximines | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF) Andrew Bennett | |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Troy Cummings buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Nelson and he's fouled by John Sherrill - foul #2 on John Sherrill, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Troy Cummings makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Lance Simmers is called for the reach on Grant Benson - foul #1 on Lance Simmers, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sheng Ximines (C) Troy Cummings | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:43 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Garry Butler and he's hacked by John Nelson - foul #3 on John Nelson, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Filiberto Russo (SF), Troy Cummings (PF) Lance Simmers, John Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:43 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:25 | UNLV | Troy Cummings's floater is tipped away by Grant Benson | 37-31 |
| 18:24 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines tips it home | 39-31 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Bruce Whited hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 39-31 |
| 17:58 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lance Simmers (SF), Joseph Massey (PF) Filiberto Russo, Troy Cummings | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:40 | Butler | Sheng Ximines steals it from Jonathan Sepulveda | 39-31 |
| 17:20 | UNLV | Brent Graham double dribbles | 39-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Filiberto Russo (SF), Troy Cummings (PF) Lance Simmers, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (SF) Jonathan Sepulveda | |
| 16:52 | Butler | Sheng Ximines is called for the reach on Garry Butler - foul #1 on Sheng Ximines, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (PG), Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Joseph Massey (PF) Anthony Marshall, Brent Graham, Troy Cummings | |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Bruce Whited, John Sherrill | |
| 16:45 | Butler | Bret Perino drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Sheng Ximines - foul #2 on Sheng Ximines, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lance Simmers (SF), Troy Cummings (PF) Filiberto Russo, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:45 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Troy Cummings gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Lance Simmers misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jerry Harris - foul #2 on Jerry Harris, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Brent Graham (SG), Joseph Massey (PF) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Alexei Kawczynski, Troy Cummings | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Lance Simmers makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Lance Simmers misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Brent Graham snags the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 16:24 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall is hacked by Grant Benson - foul #2 on Grant Benson, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (PG), Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Filiberto Russo (SF), Troy Cummings (PF) Anthony Marshall, Brent Graham, Lance Simmers, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines loses the dribble to Bret Perino | 40-33 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fresh) SF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. PF - Troy Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sheng Ximines (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Grant Benson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Butler | Sheng Ximines steps in front of the Jerry Harris pass | 40-33 |
| 15:30 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Troy Cummings | 42-33 |
| 15:23 | Butler | Alexei Kawczynski takes the ball from Grant Benson | 42-33 |
| 15:19 | UNLV | Garry Butler steals it from Szczesny Klimaszewski in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 15:18 | Butler | Garry Butler hits the finger roll | 42-35 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines's floater is tipped away by Jerry Harris | 42-35 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Bret Perino snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Szczesny Klimaszewski picks off the pass by Garry Butler in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 14:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Grant Benson | 42-35 |
| 14:26 | Butler | Grant Benson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Szczesny Klimaszewski - foul #2 on Szczesny Klimaszewski, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Brent Graham (SG), Lance Simmers (SF), John Nelson (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Alexei Kawczynski, Filiberto Russo, Troy Cummings, Sheng Ximines | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Jonathan Sepulveda (SF), Bruce Whited (PF), John Sherrill (C) Garry Butler, Jon Williams, Bret Perino, Jerry Harris | |
| 14:26 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:26 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Brent Graham | 45-37 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Andrew Bennett connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Grant Benson | 45-40 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | Brent Graham hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 13:40 | Butler | John Sherrill grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Lance Simmers is called for the reach on John Sherrill - foul #2 on Lance Simmers, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Filiberto Russo (SF), Sheng Ximines (C) Lance Simmers, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG) Grant Benson | |
| 13:03 | Butler | Bruce Whited hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Bennett | 45-42 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Sepulveda - foul #1 on Jonathan Sepulveda, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:23 | Butler | Andrew Bennett scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 12:14 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Filiberto Russo | 48-45 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Bruce Whited is whistled for traveling | 48-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (SF) Jonathan Sepulveda | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. PF - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Sheng Ximines (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Anthony Marshall | 50-45 |
| 11:40 | Butler | Garry Butler double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lance Simmers (SF), Joseph Massey (C) Filiberto Russo, Sheng Ximines | |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Bruce Whited, John Sherrill | |
| 11:18 | UNLV | Brent Graham is hacked by Jerry Harris - foul #3 on Jerry Harris, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Filiberto Russo (SF), Sheng Ximines (C) Lance Simmers, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:05 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Garry Butler - foul #1 on Garry Butler, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| 11:05 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:05 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:47 | Butler | Bret Perino comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on John Nelson - foul #4 on John Nelson, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Massey (PF) John Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Grant Benson (SF), John Sherrill (C) Garry Butler, Jon Williams, Jerry Harris | |
| 10:47 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:47 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:31 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines is hacked by Andrew Bennett - foul #4 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (PG), Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Lance Simmers (SF), Troy Cummings (PF) Anthony Marshall, Brent Graham, Filiberto Russo, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Williams (SF), Bruce Whited (PF) Andrew Bennett, Bret Perino | |
| 10:31 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:31 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Bruce Whited can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Jon Williams tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by John Sherrill - foul #3 on John Sherrill, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Brent Graham (SG), Filiberto Russo (SF), Joseph Massey (PF) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Alexei Kawczynski, Lance Simmers, Troy Cummings | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:57 | Butler | John Sherrill snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Filiberto Russo picks off the pass by Grant Benson | 54-49 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | John Sherrill denies the turnaround by Sheng Ximines | 54-49 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Grant Benson snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 08:50 | Butler | John Sherrill's pass is intercepted by Anthony Marshall | 54-49 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-49 |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo can't tip it in | 54-49 |
| 08:35 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Sherrill | 54-49 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Filiberto Russo steps in front of the Jon Williams pass | 54-49 |
| 08:21 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by John Sherrill - foul #4 on John Sherrill, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (PG), Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Troy Cummings (PF) Anthony Marshall, Brent Graham, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG), Bret Perino (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Jon Williams, Bruce Whited, John Sherrill | |
| 08:21 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:21 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Bret Perino drills a turnaround from close range | 56-51 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski loses the dribble to Garry Butler | 56-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fresh) SF - Filiberto Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. PF - Troy Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sheng Ximines (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Butler | The short jumper by Jerry Harris is denied by Troy Cummings | 56-51 |
| 07:35 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 07:16 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Alexei Kawczynski | 58-51 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Jerry Harris misses long on a shot near the basket | 58-51 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Jerry Harris tips it back up and in | 58-53 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines slams it home on a great pass from Szczesny Klimaszewski | 60-53 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Grant Benson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 06:22 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | Troy Cummings connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Szczesny Klimaszewski | 62-53 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the dunk | 62-53 |
| 06:02 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Grant Benson | 62-53 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Bret Perino is whistled for traveling | 62-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Brent Graham (SG), Lance Simmers (SF), John Nelson (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Alexei Kawczynski, Filiberto Russo, Troy Cummings, Sheng Ximines | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (SG), Jon Williams (SF), Bruce Whited (PF), John Sherrill (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Grant Benson, Bret Perino, Jerry Harris | |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Brent Graham knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Marshall | 65-53 |
| 05:17 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 05:16 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Joseph Massey | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:10 | UNLV | John Nelson double dribbles | 65-53 |
| 04:55 | Butler | John Nelson blocks the short jumper by Bruce Whited | 65-53 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Lance Simmers | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:37 | UNLV | John Nelson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-53 |
| 04:35 | Butler | John Sherrill pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Andrew Bennett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Bruce Whited tips it back up and in | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Lance Simmers scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 67-55 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Andrew Bennett hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Garry Butler | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lance Simmers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Joseph Massey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jon Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall scores on a floater from the left side | 69-58 |
| 03:12 | Butler | John Sherrill misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 69-58 |
| 03:10 | UNLV | John Nelson snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Lance Simmers comes up short on the jumper from close range | 69-58 |
| 03:02 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall tips it but misses | 69-58 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Brent Graham tips it in | 71-58 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Lance Simmers pulls down the rebound | 71-58 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the 3 from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Jon Williams comes up short on the shot from the right block | 74-58 |
| 01:57 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 01:35 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses long on a floater near the basket | 74-58 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | John Nelson gets the rebound | 74-58 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | John Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-58 |
| 01:06 | Butler | John Sherrill grabs the board | 74-58 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Bruce Whited connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by John Sherrill | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Brent Graham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 74-60 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Andrew Bennett grabs the board | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Garry Butler hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Bennett | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall runs out the clock | 74-62 |