| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Gordon Casey inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Butler | David Jarvis travels with the ball | 24-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Melvin Forbes is called for the reach on Paul Armstrong - foul #2 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:14 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles knocks in the jumper in the paint | 24-26 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Donald Gray hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Copas and the foul's on Gilberto Rizzo - foul #3 on Gilberto Rizzo, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Jeremy Copas, Gordon Casey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vernon Clark (C) Gilberto Rizzo | |
| 18:49 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Edwin Hayles denies the turnaround by Donald Gray | 26-26 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Vernon Clark snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo is fouled on the floor by Clarence Nichols - foul #1 on Clarence Nichols, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:37 | Butler | David Jarvis is called for traveling | 26-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Craig Salcedo, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Vernon Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Blevins | 26-26 |
| 17:25 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Jarvis | 26-26 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Edwin Hayles swats the short shot by David Jarvis | 26-26 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vernon Clark | 26-26 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Michael Addison buries a floater near the basket set up by Paul Armstrong | 26-28 |
| 16:20 | Butler | David Jarvis scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | Jeremy Copas is called for the reach on Edwin Hayles - foul #1 on Jeremy Copas, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith (SG), Stephen Evans (SF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Clarence Nichols, Paul Armstrong, Edwin Hayles | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Goldsmith (fresh) SF - Stephen Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Clark (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Stephen Evans can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 15:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 28-28 |
| 15:18 | Butler | Michael Addison steps in front of the Craig Salcedo pass | 28-28 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | Craig Salcedo picks off the pass by Michael Addison | 28-28 |
| 14:59 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo lays it up and in set up by Craig Salcedo | 30-28 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar can't connect on a jumper from close range | 30-28 |
| 14:07 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Vernon Clark scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Evans and he's fouled by Filip Kranjcar - foul #2 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF) Michael Addison, Joseph Goldsmith | |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Vernon Clark misses the free throw | 30-30 |
| 13:47 | Butler | David Jarvis snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 13:32 | Butler | David Jarvis is hacked by Vernon Clark - foul #2 on Vernon Clark, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (PF) Vernon Clark | |
| 13:12 | Butler | Donald Gray buries a floater from the baseline | 32-30 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Donald Gray is hacked by Stephen Evans - foul #2 on Stephen Evans, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith (PG), Kenneth Dandridge (C) Stephen Evans, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| 12:17 | Butler | Donald Gray misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Dandridge - foul #1 on Kenneth Dandridge, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG) Joseph Goldsmith | |
| 12:17 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Michael Addison is fouled on the floor by Gordon Casey - foul #2 on Gordon Casey, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Blevins (C) Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Dandridge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Edwin Hayles | 32-33 |
| 11:17 | Butler | Melvin Forbes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Richard Blevins snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Hans Swiatkowski | 34-33 |
| 10:32 | Xavier | Michael Addison's floater is knocked away by Melvin Forbes | 34-33 |
| 10:31 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Hayles | 34-33 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Melvin Forbes steals the ball from Edwin Hayles | 34-33 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski drills a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Kenneth Dandridge - foul #2 on Kenneth Dandridge, team foul #6 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Donald Gray (C) Melvin Forbes, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Joseph Goldsmith (SG), Vernon Clark (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Michael Addison, Clarence Nichols, Edwin Hayles, Kenneth Dandridge | |
| 09:58 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Vernon Clark buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Stephen Evans and he's fouled by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #4 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Percy Young (SF) Paul Armstrong | |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Vernon Clark makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 09:20 | Butler | David Jarvis misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Gilberto Rizzo - foul #4 on Gilberto Rizzo, team foul #7 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG) Craig Salcedo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge (C) Gilberto Rizzo | |
| 09:20 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 09:20 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Percy Young misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gordon Casey - foul #3 on Gordon Casey, team foul #6 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Gordon Casey, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Edwin Hayles (PF) Stephen Evans, Joseph Goldsmith, Kenneth Dandridge | |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Percy Young makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Percy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Jeremy Copas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Melvin Forbes hits the follow up shot | 40-38 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles is fouled on the floor by Filip Kranjcar - foul #3 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #7 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SG) Percy Young | |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Donald Gray gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Gordon Casey connects on the turnaround near the basket | 42-38 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 07:46 | Butler | David Jarvis snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Vernon Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Butler | Donald Gray lays it up and in | 44-38 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Addison | 44-41 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Donald Gray blows the dunk | 44-41 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles tips it home | 44-43 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Donald Gray misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-43 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Donald Gray tips it in | 46-43 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 05:23 | Butler | David Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Craig Salcedo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Vernon Clark buries a jumper near the basket | 46-45 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Gordon Casey loses the dribble to Vernon Clark | 46-45 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | Michael Addison hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Gordon Casey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Joseph Goldsmith (SG), Percy Young (SF), Kenneth Dandridge (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Michael Addison, Clarence Nichols, Paul Armstrong, Edwin Hayles, Vernon Clark | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Goldsmith (fresh) SF - Percy Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Dandridge (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Melvin Forbes steps in front of the Gilberto Rizzo pass | 46-45 |
| 03:20 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski's pass is intercepted by Percy Young | 46-45 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Joseph Goldsmith lays it up and in set up by Percy Young | 46-47 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-47 |
| 03:02 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the lay-in | 46-47 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses the tip | 46-47 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar tips it home | 48-47 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Clarence Nichols (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF) Stephen Evans, Joseph Goldsmith, Percy Young | |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Melvin Forbes steals it from Clarence Nichols | 48-47 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Clarence Nichols steps in front of the Hans Swiatkowski pass in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Michael Addison | 48-50 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Donald Gray can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Gilberto Rizzo - foul #5 on Gilberto Rizzo, team foul #8 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (PF), Vernon Clark (C) Kenneth Dandridge, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| 01:33 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Hans Swiatkowski steps in front of the Michael Addison pass in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski throws it down | 50-50 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | Vernon Clark connects on the floater from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Craig Salcedo makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Hans Swiatkowski | 53-52 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Vernon Clark drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Addison | 53-54 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Edwin Hayles swats the short shot by David Jarvis | 53-54 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Gordon Casey tips it back up and in | 55-54 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The clock runs out | 55-54 |