| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Musson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas Cancel inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Young Qian - foul #1 on Young Qian, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 19:48 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:48 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 19:23 | Iowa | Young Qian misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Leon Ottinger grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses the lay-in | 25-27 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Ray Thrower snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 18:46 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes is hacked by Thomas Cancel - foul #3 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Thomas (SF) Thomas Cancel | |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Young Qian is called for a backcourt violation | 25-27 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses the floater from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Young Qian drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Musson | 28-27 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 28-29 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses long on a floater from the baseline | 28-29 |
| 16:50 | Butler | Leon Ottinger snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Roland Thomas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 16:04 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes misses the lay-in | 28-32 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Van Laffoon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roland Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leon Ottinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Butler | Roland Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 15:31 | Iowa | Young Qian drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Denny | 31-32 |
| 15:29 | Butler | Dennis Smith travels in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Gregory Duncan (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Dennis Smith, Van Laffoon, Roland Thomas, Leon Ottinger, Bruce Gapinski | |
| 15:11 | Iowa | Young Qian misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Gregory Duncan gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on William Musson - foul #2 on William Musson, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 14:35 | Iowa | Andrew Dunn is called for the reach on Ray Thrower - foul #2 on Andrew Dunn, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG) Thomas Cartee | |
| 14:16 | Iowa | William Musson is fouled on the floor by Jonathon McCracken - foul #1 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| 13:56 | Iowa | Ray Thrower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-34 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Dennis Smith is fouled on the floor by John Denny - foul #2 on John Denny, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG) Andrew Dunn | |
| 13:30 | Butler | Gregory Duncan hits the finger roll | 31-36 |
| 13:01 | Iowa | John Denny scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Young Qian | 33-36 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Gregory Duncan comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Young Qian - foul #2 on Young Qian, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Gapinski (C) Jonathon McCracken | |
| 12:48 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Gregory Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Van Laffoon - foul #2 on Van Laffoon, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (SG) Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Butler | Leon Ottinger (PF) Gregory Duncan | |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 12:11 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski can't throw it down | 35-37 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Thomas Cancel grabs the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 11:46 | Butler | Dennis Smith is fouled on the floor by John Denny - foul #3 on John Denny, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Joseph Barnes (PF) John Denny, Ray Thrower | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Roland Thomas (SF) Van Laffoon, Thomas Cancel | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Ponce (fresh) SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Barnes (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Musson (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) SF - Roland Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Butler | Andrew Dunn is hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #6 | 35-37 |
| 11:06 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski clanks a floater from the right block | 35-37 |
| 11:04 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-37 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Roland Thomas snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Andrew Dunn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dennis Smith | 35-40 |
| 10:16 | Iowa | Young Qian misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-40 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes snags the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Young Qian scores on a 3 from straight away | 38-40 |
| 09:34 | Butler | Roland Thomas misses the jumper from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | Young Qian gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Bruce Gapinski blocks the jumper by Jose Ponce | 38-40 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Roland Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Dennis Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Dunn | 38-43 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Dennis Smith steals the ball from Joseph Barnes | 38-43 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | Young Qian gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | Young Qian misses the shot from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 08:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bruce Gapinski | 38-43 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Leon Ottinger knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 38-46 |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Young Qian connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jose Ponce | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Barnes (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Musson (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Ottinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Andrew Dunn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 40-46 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Dennis Smith grabs the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 07:15 | Butler | Andrew Dunn blows the layup | 40-46 |
| 07:13 | Butler | Leon Ottinger tips it home | 40-48 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Jose Ponce drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Johansson | 42-48 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Andrew Dunn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-48 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Young Qian pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Jose Ponce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (PG), Ray Thrower (SG) Matthew Johansson, Jose Ponce | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Gregory Duncan (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Dennis Smith, Andrew Dunn, Roland Thomas, Leon Ottinger, Bruce Gapinski | |
| 06:00 | Butler | William Musson is called for the reach on Thomas Cartee - foul #3 on William Musson, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Thomas Cartee makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Thomas Cartee makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 05:33 | Iowa | William Musson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Thomas Cartee gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Gregory Duncan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-50 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Thomas Cancel grabs the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 05:09 | Butler | Van Laffoon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-50 |
| 05:07 | Iowa | Young Qian gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 04:43 | Iowa | Young Qian hits a 3 from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken misses long on a floater in the lane | 45-50 |
| 04:19 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Van Laffoon | 45-50 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Cartee | 45-53 |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (SF) Young Qian | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG) Thomas Cartee | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Ray Thrower clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Dennis Smith grabs the board | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | Butler | Jose Ponce is called for the reach on Dennis Smith - foul #2 on Jose Ponce, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| 03:29 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 03:29 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Ponce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Barnes (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Musson (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Iowa | William Musson scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ray Thrower | 47-55 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken misses long on a shot from the left block | 47-55 |
| 02:58 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 02:53 | Iowa | John Denny connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Ray Thrower | 50-55 |
| 02:53 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Butler | Leon Ottinger (PF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Gregory Duncan, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Butler | Jose Ponce steals it from Thomas Cancel | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is hacked by Thomas Cancel - foul #4 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Jose Ponce | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:56 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is hacked by Van Laffoon - foul #3 on Van Laffoon, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Denny | 53-55 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-55 |
| 01:18 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Gapinski | 53-55 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Leon Ottinger hits a shot in the lane | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Young Qian can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Thomas Cancel grabs the board | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Butler | Thomas Cancel is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Thrower - foul #1 on Ray Thrower, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Musson | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Young Qian loses the dribble to Bruce Gapinski | 53-57 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Dennis Smith is hacked by John Denny in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Denny, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Young Qian knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Leon Ottinger is hacked by John Denny in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Denny, team foul #11 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG) John Denny | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Ray Thrower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Thomas Cancel snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Thomas Cancel is hacked by Matthew Johansson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #12 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG) Van Laffoon | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Ray Thrower scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Musson | 59-62 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Leon Ottinger is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Thrower - foul #2 on Ray Thrower, team foul #13 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG) Andrew Dunn | |
| 00:09 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Thomas Cancel pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Thomas Cancel is hacked by Matthew Johansson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #14 | 59-63 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Young Qian grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Young Qian misses the fullcourt shot | 59-63 |