| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Darren Shaffer inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Gordon Casey steals it from Lawrence Johnson | 31-26 |
| 19:37 | Butler | Gordon Casey lays it up and in | 33-26 |
| 19:22 | Rice | David Jarvis steals it from Corey Riddle | 33-26 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Gordon Casey's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Johnson | 33-26 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Hans Swiatkowski - foul #1 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Craig Salcedo, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:47 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Richard Blevins scores on a jump hook in the paint | 35-28 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Melvin Forbes is called for the reach on Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Filip Kranjcar, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:04 | Rice | David Jarvis swats the shot by Lawrence Johnson | 35-28 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 17:46 | Butler | David Jarvis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lawrence Johnson - foul #3 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 17:46 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:46 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 36-28 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Reavis | 36-30 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Donald Reavis swats the short shot by Donald Gray | 36-30 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Darren Shaffer is called for 5 seconds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Howard Reed (SF) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| 16:55 | Butler | Melvin Forbes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Howard Reed - foul #1 on Howard Reed, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Filip Kranjcar, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (C) Donald Reavis | |
| 16:55 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:55 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses the floater from close range | 38-30 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Gordon Casey pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Melvin Forbes knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald Gray | 41-30 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Joseph Durst is hacked by Melvin Forbes - foul #3 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Joseph Durst, Cleveland Ladner, Howard Reed, Carlos Tedrow, Brian Livingston | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie clanks a shot from the baseline | 41-30 |
| 15:22 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Corey Riddle steals the ball from Melvin Forbes | 41-30 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Corey Riddle lays it up and in | 41-32 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Melvin Forbes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-32 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie can't finish the layup | 41-32 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Corey Riddle tips it but misses | 41-32 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Corey Riddle tips it in | 41-34 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Corey Riddle steals it from Jeremy Copas | 41-34 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the lay-in | 41-34 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Jeremy Copas grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 13:43 | Butler | Gordon Casey is whistled for traveling | 41-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Filip Kranjcar, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Howard Reed (SF) Corey Riddle, Darren Shaffer | |
| 13:29 | Rice | Joseph Durst banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen McKinnie and the foul's on David Jarvis - foul #3 on David Jarvis, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 13:29 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:12 | Butler | Donald Gray clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 41-37 |
| 13:11 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the tip | 41-37 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Howard Reed gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Donald Reavis connects on the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Craig Salcedo - foul #1 on Craig Salcedo, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Gordon Casey | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG) Stephen McKinnie | |
| 12:58 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Donald Gray evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left side set up by Gonzalo Castillo | 43-40 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Joseph Durst comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 43-40 |
| 12:29 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 12:23 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 43-40 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Craig Salcedo misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-42 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Donald Gray splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Hans Swiatkowski | 45-42 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Howard Reed knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on Hans Swiatkowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Durst, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gordon Casey (SF) Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Joseph Durst, Cleveland Ladner, Howard Reed, Donald Reavis | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-44 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is denied on a layup by David Jarvis | 45-44 |
| 11:01 | Butler | David Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:45 | Butler | David Jarvis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Donald Gray tips it in | 47-44 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski is fouled on the floor by Corey Riddle - foul #3 on Corey Riddle, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Donald Reavis (C) Corey Riddle, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 09:55 | Butler | Jeremy Copas can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-44 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Richard Blevins pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 09:17 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Gordon Casey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Richard Blevins is called for the reach on Donald Reavis - foul #2 on Richard Blevins, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Howard Reed (SF), Brian Livingston (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 08:36 | Rice | Donald Reavis knocks in the floater in the lane | 47-46 |
| 08:20 | Butler | Donald Gray's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Brian Livingston | 47-46 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Reed | 47-49 |
| 07:50 | Butler | David Jarvis is hacked by Brian Livingston - foul #2 on Brian Livingston, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gordon Casey (SF) Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (PF) Donald Reavis | |
| 07:37 | Butler | Gordon Casey is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Melvin Forbes | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Casey (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Howard Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brian Livingston (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Joseph Durst can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-49 |
| 07:19 | Butler | Melvin Forbes pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 07:07 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Hans Swiatkowski | 52-49 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 52-51 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Gordon Casey is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Gordon Casey, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Howard Reed, Carlos Tedrow, Brian Livingston | |
| 06:16 | Rice | Melvin Forbes steals the ball from Stephen McKinnie | 52-51 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Melvin Forbes scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 54-51 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is hacked by Melvin Forbes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:56 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Reavis - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, Filip Kranjcar, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:40 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie travels with the ball | 54-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF) Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 04:54 | Butler | Gordon Casey double dribbles | 54-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Craig Salcedo, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG) Cleveland Ladner | |
| 04:42 | Rice | Richard Blevins is called for the reach on Donald Reavis - foul #3 on Richard Blevins, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Filip Kranjcar, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG) Joseph Durst | |
| 04:42 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:42 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Gordon Casey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Donald Gray hits the follow up shot | 56-54 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 56-56 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Donald Gray works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from close range | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Forbes (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gordon Casey (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie slams it home on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 58-58 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie can't finish the layup | 58-58 |
| 02:31 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen McKinnie | 58-58 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the shot from close range set up by Darren Shaffer | 58-60 |
| 01:54 | Butler | David Jarvis can't throw it down | 58-60 |
| 01:53 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to David Jarvis | 58-60 |
| 01:45 | Butler | David Jarvis buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-60 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the shot from the baseline | 60-60 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Donald Reavis can't tip it in | 60-60 |
| 01:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gordon Casey | 60-60 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Melvin Forbes's pass is intercepted by Carlos Tedrow | 60-60 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Hans Swiatkowski - foul #2 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #10 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG) Melvin Forbes | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Carlos Tedrow | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Darren Shaffer swats the layup by Donald Gray | 60-62 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Hans Swiatkowski is called for the reach on Darren Shaffer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Jarvis and he's fouled by Lawrence Johnson - foul #4 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the free throw | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski runs out the clock | 63-62 |