| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Charlton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Haldeman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Clyde Davis inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | IPFW | Clyde Davis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Clyde Davis, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG) Hans Swiatkowski, Craig Salcedo | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 19:14 | Butler | David Jarvis misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Danny Stewart - foul #1 on Danny Stewart, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG) Jeremy Copas | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 19:14 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 19:14 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 19:14 | IPFW | Danny Stewart grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 18:58 | IPFW | Danny Stewart buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Robert Charlton | 40-37 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Clyde Davis is called for the reach on Gordon Casey - foul #2 on Clyde Davis, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Filip Kranjcar (PF) David Jarvis | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 18:23 | Butler | James Haldeman is called for the reach on Melvin Forbes - foul #2 on James Haldeman, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), David Jarvis (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 18:02 | Butler | David Jarvis connects on the shot from close range | 42-37 |
| 17:51 | IPFW | Clyde Davis is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Copas - foul #3 on Jeremy Copas, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | IPFW | William Durrenberger (C) James Haldeman | |
| 17:37 | IPFW | Danny Stewart banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Charlton | 42-39 |
| 17:18 | Butler | Gordon Casey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 17:03 | IPFW | Jason Neal is fouled on the floor by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #2 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | IPFW | Austin Brashear (PG), Richard Hensley (SG), Yevgeny Ignowski (SF), Robert Joiner (C) Robert Charlton, Jason Neal, Clyde Davis, Danny Stewart | |
| 16:40 | IPFW | Austin Brashear connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Hensley | 44-41 |
| 16:31 | Butler | Melvin Forbes scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gonzalo Castillo | 46-41 |
| 16:27 | IPFW | Austin Brashear is hacked by Hans Swiatkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gordon Casey (SF), Donald Gray (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Gonzalo Castillo, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | IPFW | James Haldeman (C) Yevgeny Ignowski | |
| 16:20 | IPFW | William Durrenberger scores on a jumper from close range | 46-43 |
| 15:57 | Butler | Donald Gray drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jeremy Copas | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Austin Brashear (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hensley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Durrenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Joiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Haldeman (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | IPFW | Austin Brashear misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-43 |
| 15:37 | Butler | David Jarvis snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 15:32 | Butler | Jeremy Copas misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 15:31 | IPFW | William Durrenberger gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 15:17 | IPFW | Austin Brashear's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Gray | 48-43 |
| 15:15 | IPFW | Robert Joiner can't tip it in | 48-43 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Gordon Casey buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jeremy Copas | 50-43 |
| 14:43 | IPFW | Gordon Casey takes the ball from Austin Brashear | 50-43 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Donald Gray hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 50-43 |
| 14:32 | IPFW | The rebound goes to William Durrenberger | 50-43 |
| 14:15 | IPFW | Richard Hensley misses the jumpshot from the right side | 50-43 |
| 14:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jeremy Copas | 50-43 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Jeremy Copas can't connect on a shot from the left side | 50-43 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Melvin Forbes snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Donald Gray hits a floater from close range set up by Jeremy Copas and he's hacked by Austin Brashear - foul #1 on Austin Brashear, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Charlton (PG), Jason Neal (SG), Clyde Davis (SF), Danny Stewart (PF) Austin Brashear, Richard Hensley, William Durrenberger, Robert Joiner | |
| 13:29 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 13:15 | IPFW | James Haldeman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-43 |
| 13:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Hans Swiatkowski | 53-43 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Donald Gray steps out of bounds on the baseline | 53-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Blevins (C) Donald Gray | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 12:46 | IPFW | Danny Stewart blows the layup but he's fouled by Filip Kranjcar - foul #1 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| 12:46 | IPFW | Danny Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:46 | IPFW | Danny Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Richard Blevins tips it in | 55-45 |
| 12:18 | IPFW | Clyde Davis hits a floater from close range | 55-47 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Richard Blevins hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Hans Swiatkowski | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) PF - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Charlton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Davis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Danny Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - James Haldeman (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | IPFW | Jason Neal knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Charlton | 57-49 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses short on a floater from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 11:14 | IPFW | Jason Neal gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 10:55 | IPFW | Robert Charlton can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Gonzalo Castillo - foul #1 on Gonzalo Castillo, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | IPFW | Yevgeny Ignowski (SF), William Durrenberger (PF), Richard Hensley (C) Clyde Davis, Danny Stewart, James Haldeman | |
| 10:55 | IPFW | Robert Charlton makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 10:55 | IPFW | Robert Charlton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:32 | Butler | David Jarvis buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Hans Swiatkowski | 59-51 |
| 10:18 | IPFW | Jason Neal misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 10:16 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Melvin Forbes clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-51 |
| 09:54 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Yevgeny Ignowski | 59-51 |
| 09:43 | IPFW | Richard Hensley's pass is intercepted by Gordon Casey | 59-51 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Gordon Casey lays it up and in | 61-51 |
| 09:23 | IPFW | Yevgeny Ignowski knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Charlton | 61-54 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Melvin Forbes can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Neal - foul #2 on Jason Neal, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Austin Brashear (PG), Clyde Davis (SF), Danny Stewart (PF), Robert Joiner (C) Robert Charlton, Jason Neal, Yevgeny Ignowski, William Durrenberger | |
| 08:57 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 08:37 | IPFW | Donald Gray steps in front of the Richard Hensley pass | 63-54 |
| 08:19 | Butler | David Jarvis buries a driving attempt near the basket | 65-54 |
| 07:56 | IPFW | Clyde Davis misses the jumper from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 07:54 | Butler | David Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Austin Brashear (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hensley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clyde Davis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Danny Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Joiner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Jarvis and the foul's on Richard Hensley - foul #1 on Richard Hensley, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Blevins (C) Donald Gray | |
| Subs | IPFW | Yevgeny Ignowski (SG), William Durrenberger (C) Richard Hensley, Robert Joiner | |
| 07:32 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the free throw | 67-54 |
| 07:32 | IPFW | Danny Stewart pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 07:08 | IPFW | Clyde Davis scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Austin Brashear | 67-56 |
| 06:50 | Butler | David Jarvis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Austin Brashear - foul #2 on Austin Brashear, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Donald Gray (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Charlton (PG), Jason Neal (SG) Austin Brashear, Yevgeny Ignowski | |
| 06:50 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 06:50 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 06:50 | IPFW | Danny Stewart gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 06:34 | IPFW | Clyde Davis drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Charlton | 67-58 |
| 06:29 | Butler | Jeremy Copas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | IPFW | Yevgeny Ignowski (SF), Robert Joiner (C) Clyde Davis, Danny Stewart | |
| 06:14 | IPFW | Jason Neal knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Charlton | 67-60 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-60 |
| 06:04 | IPFW | The rebound goes to William Durrenberger | 67-60 |
| 05:43 | IPFW | William Durrenberger comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Filip Kranjcar - foul #2 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #6 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | IPFW | James Haldeman (C) Yevgeny Ignowski | |
| 05:43 | IPFW | William Durrenberger makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:43 | IPFW | William Durrenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Robert Charlton steals the ball from David Jarvis | 67-61 |
| 05:19 | IPFW | Robert Charlton throws it down | 67-63 |
| 04:53 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the shot from the right side | 67-63 |
| 04:51 | IPFW | Robert Joiner pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 04:31 | IPFW | James Haldeman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 04:29 | IPFW | Robert Joiner pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 04:29 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | IPFW | Clyde Davis (SF), Danny Stewart (PF) William Durrenberger, Robert Joiner | |
| 04:10 | IPFW | Clyde Davis is whistled for a carry | 67-63 |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF) Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 03:53 | Butler | James Haldeman is called for the reach on Melvin Forbes - foul #3 on James Haldeman, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:53 | IPFW | Danny Stewart pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Charlton (fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Neal (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Davis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Danny Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Haldeman (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | IPFW | Clyde Davis is hacked by David Jarvis - foul #2 on David Jarvis, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| 03:37 | IPFW | Clyde Davis makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:37 | IPFW | Clyde Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:22 | Butler | David Jarvis clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Danny Stewart - foul #2 on Danny Stewart, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Richard Hensley (SG) Jason Neal | |
| 03:22 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:22 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:22 | IPFW | Clyde Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 03:03 | IPFW | Robert Charlton is fouled on the floor by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #4 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Filip Kranjcar (PF) David Jarvis | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 03:03 | IPFW | Robert Charlton misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Donald Gray gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Richard Hensley steps in front of the Donald Gray pass | 68-65 |
| 02:50 | IPFW | Richard Hensley banks in the layup | 68-67 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 02:22 | IPFW | Richard Hensley snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 02:07 | IPFW | Richard Hensley connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Charlton | 68-69 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 02:01 | IPFW | Danny Stewart pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:45 | IPFW | James Haldeman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gordon Casey - foul #1 on Gordon Casey, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), David Jarvis (PF) Melvin Forbes, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | IPFW | Jason Neal (SG) Richard Hensley | |
| 01:45 | IPFW | James Haldeman makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:45 | IPFW | James Haldeman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:29 | Butler | David Jarvis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 68-71 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Gordon Casey tips it back up and in | 70-71 |
| 01:07 | IPFW | Clyde Davis hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Neal | 70-73 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Gray | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | IPFW | James Haldeman double dribbles | 72-73 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Donald Gray hits a driving attempt from close range | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | IPFW | Craig Salcedo takes the ball from Danny Stewart | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Craig Salcedo runs out the clock | 74-73 |