| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - Merle Eisner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Morillo (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Knouse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Futral (fresh) C - James Vrooman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southeastern Louisiana | James Knouse inbounds the ball | 20-21 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Southeastern Louisiana | James Knouse comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 19:39 | Southeastern Louisiana | Timothy Futral tips it home | 20-23 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the floater in the paint | 22-23 |
| 19:04 | Southeastern Louisiana | James Vrooman misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 22-23 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Craig Salcedo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 18:41 | Southeastern Louisiana | The rebound goes to James Vrooman | 22-23 |
| 18:18 | Southeastern Louisiana | Andrew Morillo makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Merle Eisner | 22-26 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Casey | 24-26 |
| 17:17 | Southeastern Louisiana | James Knouse buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Vrooman | 24-29 |
| 17:02 | Butler | The jump hook by Gordon Casey is blocked by Timothy Futral | 24-29 |
| 17:00 | Southeastern Louisiana | Merle Eisner snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 16:42 | Southeastern Louisiana | Andrew Morillo is fouled on the floor by Craig Salcedo - foul #1 on Craig Salcedo, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Pete Balowski (SG), Brian Loggins (SF), Arthur Bishop (PF), Lonnie Smith (C) Andrew Morillo, James Knouse, Timothy Futral, James Vrooman | |
| 16:28 | Southeastern Louisiana | Merle Eisner makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski is called for traveling | 24-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| 15:49 | Southeastern Louisiana | Lonnie Smith misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Melvin Forbes - foul #2 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG) Jeremy Copas | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez (PG) Merle Eisner | |
| 15:49 | Southeastern Louisiana | Lonnie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 15:49 | Southeastern Louisiana | Lonnie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - Fernando Martinez (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Pete Balowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Loggins (fresh) PF - Arthur Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Butler | Melvin Forbes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-34 |
| 15:26 | Southeastern Louisiana | The rebound goes to Arthur Bishop | 24-34 |
| 14:57 | Southeastern Louisiana | Lonnie Smith misses the easy layup | 24-34 |
| 14:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Melvin Forbes | 24-34 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Andrew Morillo (SG), James Knouse (SF), Timothy Futral (PF), Alberto Ricci (C) Pete Balowski, Brian Loggins, Arthur Bishop, Lonnie Smith | |
| 14:39 | Southeastern Louisiana | James Knouse comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 14:38 | Southeastern Louisiana | Alberto Ricci tips it in | 24-36 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Richard Blevins clanks a turnaround in the paint | 24-36 |
| 14:07 | Southeastern Louisiana | The rebound goes to James Knouse | 24-36 |
| 13:51 | Southeastern Louisiana | James Knouse comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on David Jarvis - foul #1 on David Jarvis, team foul #3 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | James Vrooman (C) Timothy Futral | |
| 13:51 | Southeastern Louisiana | James Knouse makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 13:51 | Southeastern Louisiana | James Knouse makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:33 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 13:32 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Filip Kranjcar | 24-38 |
| 13:20 | Butler | James Vrooman picks off the pass by Donald Gray | 24-38 |
| 12:56 | Southeastern Louisiana | Gonzalo Castillo steals it from James Vrooman | 24-38 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is called for traveling | 24-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Pete Balowski (SG), Brian Loggins (SF), Arthur Bishop (PF), Lonnie Smith (C) Andrew Morillo, James Knouse, Alberto Ricci, James Vrooman | |
| 12:24 | Southeastern Louisiana | Lonnie Smith blows the layup | 24-38 |
| 12:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 24-38 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Gordon Casey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hans Swiatkowski and he's hacked by Brian Loggins - foul #1 on Brian Loggins, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Gordon Casey makes the free throw | 27-38 |
| 11:44 | Southeastern Louisiana | The short jumper by Brian Loggins is denied by Donald Gray | 27-38 |
| 11:43 | Southeastern Louisiana | Arthur Bishop snags the offensive board | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - Fernando Martinez (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Pete Balowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Loggins (fresh) PF - Arthur Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Pete Balowski | 27-40 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Pete Balowski is called for the reach on Melvin Forbes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Pete Balowski, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Andrew Morillo (SG), Timothy Futral (PF) Fernando Martinez, Arthur Bishop | |
| 11:02 | Butler | Jeremy Copas misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Futral - foul #2 on Timothy Futral, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Donald Gray (C) Gordon Casey, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Merle Eisner (PG), James Knouse (SF), James Vrooman (C) Pete Balowski, Brian Loggins, Lonnie Smith | |
| 11:02 | Butler | Jeremy Copas makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Jeremy Copas makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 10:47 | Southeastern Louisiana | James Vrooman comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 29-40 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the board | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:21 | Butler | Donald Gray hits a wide open shot from the right block on a great pass from Melvin Forbes | 31-40 |
| 10:11 | Southeastern Louisiana | James Knouse double dribbles | 31-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez (PG), Alberto Ricci (C) Merle Eisner, James Vrooman | |
| 09:50 | Butler | Alberto Ricci is called for the reach on Gordon Casey - foul #1 on Alberto Ricci, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Donald Gray (C) Craig Salcedo, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Pete Balowski (SG), Arthur Bishop (PF) Andrew Morillo, Timothy Futral | |
| 09:37 | Butler | Donald Gray misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Alberto Ricci - foul #2 on Alberto Ricci, team foul #5 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Brian Loggins (SF), Lonnie Smith (C) James Knouse, Alberto Ricci | |
| 09:37 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 09:37 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 09:13 | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Richard Blevins (C) Melvin Forbes, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| 09:09 | Butler | Craig Salcedo is fouled in the backcourt by Pete Balowski - foul #4 on Pete Balowski, team foul #6 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Andrew Morillo (SG) Pete Balowski | |
| 08:52 | Butler | Fernando Martinez steps in front of the Donald Gray pass | 32-40 |
| 08:47 | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez can't finish the layup | 32-40 |
| 08:46 | Southeastern Louisiana | Lonnie Smith tips it in | 32-42 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski is called for 10 seconds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Richard Blevins (C) Craig Salcedo, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Merle Eisner (PG), James Knouse (SF), Timothy Futral (PF), James Vrooman (C) Fernando Martinez, Brian Loggins, Arthur Bishop, Lonnie Smith | |
| 08:20 | Southeastern Louisiana | Richard Blevins picks off the pass by James Vrooman | 32-42 |
| 07:56 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the lay-in | 32-42 |
| 07:54 | Southeastern Louisiana | James Vrooman grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 07:32 | Southeastern Louisiana | Merle Eisner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 07:31 | Butler | Melvin Forbes gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (tiring) 3 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - Merle Eisner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Morillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Knouse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Futral (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Vrooman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Gordon Casey lays it up and in | 34-42 |
| 06:56 | Southeastern Louisiana | Gordon Casey picks off the pass by Timothy Futral | 34-42 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Melvin Forbes knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gordon Casey and the foul's on James Vrooman - foul #1 on James Vrooman, team foul #7 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Donald Gray (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez (PG), Pete Balowski (SG), Brian Loggins (SF), Arthur Bishop (PF), Lonnie Smith (C) Merle Eisner, Andrew Morillo, James Knouse, Timothy Futral, James Vrooman | |
| 06:25 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 06:01 | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG) Melvin Forbes | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| 05:37 | Southeastern Louisiana | Jeremy Copas steps in front of the Arthur Bishop pass | 37-42 |
| 05:17 | Butler | Donald Gray buries a jumper in the lane | 39-42 |
| 04:52 | Southeastern Louisiana | Lonnie Smith double dribbles | 39-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | James Knouse (SF), Timothy Futral (PF), Alberto Ricci (C) Brian Loggins, Arthur Bishop, Lonnie Smith | |
| 04:33 | Butler | Gordon Casey misses short on an open runner in the lane | 39-42 |
| 04:31 | Southeastern Louisiana | Alberto Ricci gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 04:23 | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 04:22 | Southeastern Louisiana | James Knouse grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 04:03 | Southeastern Louisiana | David Jarvis steals the ball from Pete Balowski | 39-42 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Pete Balowski is called for the reach on Melvin Forbes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Pete Balowski, team foul #8 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Andrew Morillo (SG), James Vrooman (C) Pete Balowski, Timothy Futral | |
| 04:01 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 03:36 | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 41-44 |
| 03:07 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Melvin Forbes | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Casey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Jarvis (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Gray (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - Fernando Martinez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Morillo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Knouse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Vrooman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Southeastern Louisiana | James Knouse scores on a floater from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Gordon Casey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Merle Eisner (PG), Brian Loggins (SF), Arthur Bishop (PF), Lonnie Smith (C) Fernando Martinez, James Knouse, Alberto Ricci, James Vrooman | |
| 02:24 | Southeastern Louisiana | Andrew Morillo is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Copas - foul #2 on Jeremy Copas, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Jeremy Copas, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| 02:05 | Southeastern Louisiana | Gordon Casey is called for the reach on Brian Loggins - foul #1 on Gordon Casey, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Gordon Casey, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Timothy Futral (PF) Arthur Bishop | |
| 01:59 | Southeastern Louisiana | Lonnie Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 43-46 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Craig Salcedo makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Hans Swiatkowski | 46-46 |
| 01:53 | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez (PG), James Knouse (SF), James Vrooman (C) Merle Eisner, Brian Loggins, Lonnie Smith | |
| 01:28 | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Gray - foul #1 on Donald Gray, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| 01:28 | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 01:28 | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Andrew Morillo takes the ball from David Jarvis | 46-48 |
| 00:38 | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Andrew Morillo | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Butler | David Jarvis is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hans Swiatkowski | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Southeastern Louisiana | Timothy Futral is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #3 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| 00:32 | Southeastern Louisiana | Timothy Futral misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Donald Gray gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Butler | Gordon Casey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Craig Salcedo | 51-51 |
| 00:06 | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Southeastern Louisiana | Fernando Martinez hits a fadeaway from the left side | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the fullcourt shot | 51-53 |